Population, age 16, total in Singapore
Singapore: Population, age 16, total was 59,077 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Singapore, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in Singapore stood at 59,077.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Singapore peaked at 72,324 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43,565, in 1995.
Singapore ranks 122nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,029 | 43,565 | 49,348 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,580 | 51,139 | 71,327 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,713 | 59,077 | 72,324 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 119 Bulgaria 62,169 compare
- 120 United Arab Emirates 60,363 compare
- 121 Finland 59,195 compare
- 124 New Zealand 58,783 compare
- 125 Oman 58,053 compare
More education data for Singapore
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.952 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Singapore?
- Population, age 16, total in Singapore was 59,077 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 72,324 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,565 in 1995.
- How does Singapore rank for population, age 16, total?
- Singapore ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.