Singapore Population |
Last updated: 20 March 2006
NOTE: There are many discrepancies in the figure quoted by the various sources. My interest in population figures is as a guide to the amount of mail that these reflect. [More people (especailly Europeans) = more firms = more firm chops] What I value more than the actual figures is the increase in numbers from year to year.
Date |
Total Pop. |
Europeans |
Comments |
1819 Jan. |
150 |
- |
When Raffles landed, the population was about 150 [M04, p21&26] |
1819 May |
5,000 |
- |
Four months after landing, Raffles, estimated the population to have reached 5,000 [M04p23] |
1823 |
10,683 |
74 |
In January 1824, the first official Singapore census found there were 10,683 inhabitants of which 74 were Europeans and most of these British. 16 Americans the remainder were 4,580 Malays, 3,317 Chinese, 1,925 Bugis, 756 Indians. [M04p26] |
1825 |
12,905 |
111 |
[W04] |
1828 |
17,664 |
122 |
[W04] |
1834 |
26,329 |
138 |
[W04] |
1836 |
25,733 |
146 |
Singapore city = 16,148 inhabitants. Outside the city and on the islands belonging to Singapore = 9,625 for a total of 25,773. Males outnumbered females 4 to 1. The Chinese far outnumbered all other nationalities. There were less than 300 Europeans and of these 271 were adult British males [T01p36-38]. 146 Europeans [W04] |
1841 |
33,943 |
167 |
[W04] |
1844 |
40, 500 |
. |
[C04] |
1849 |
52,891 |
360 |
More than half the population was Chinese [M04p102] Europeans: males = 243, females = 117 [M04p105] [W04] |
1854 |
65,000 |
. |
[C04] |
1860 |
81,000 |
. |
There were 2,500 Europeans and Eurasians [T01p36][L01p35] |
1869 |
81,700 |
. |
60% were Chinese [M04 p103] |
1871 |
96,087 |
931 |
Europeans: males = 632, females = 299 [M04p105] [M05] |
1881 |
137,722 |
1,283 |
[M05] |
1891 |
181,602 |
2,302 |
[M05] |
1901 |
227,592 |
2,861 |
[M05] |
1912 |
303,321 |
5,711 |
[M05] |
1921 |
420,004 |
6,206 |
[W04] |
1931 |
559,945 |
8,125 |
[M05][W04] |
1936 |
603,200 |
. |
[H01] |
1939 |
727,600 |
. |
[H01] |
1947 |
940,824 |
9,351 |
[W04] |
1954 |
1,165,129 |
17,122 |
Singapore city = 830,615 outside of city = 334,514 total = 1,165,129 Europeans = 17,122 excluding military personnel [M04p27] |
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