MigrantoMigration trends in Singapore
Asia
2.7M people from around the world have made Singapore their home. That's 44.9% of the country population, arriving from 10 different countries
6M
Population
2.7M
Immigrants
269.6K
Emigrants
+2.4M
Inflow
Every 2nd person in Singapore was born abroad
The #25 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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