MigrantoMigration trends in Singapore
Asia
Singapore takes in more people than it loses: 2.7M immigrants against 269.6K emigrants. Net balance +2.4M — 40% of the country's population
6M
Population
2.7M
Immigrants
269.6K
Emigrants
+2.4M
Inflow
1 in 2 residents of Singapore was born abroad — and 1 in 23 people born in Singapore lives abroad
#25 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Singapore
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
712.8K immigrants · 156.6K emigrants
1995
- Migration accounted for 54% of the country's population growth
2000
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
2005
- Migration accounted for 54% of the country's population growth
2010
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 43%
2015
- Migration accounted for 82% of the country's population growth
Today
- Migration accounted for 72% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: 2M more foreign-born residents and 113K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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