As at June, there were 205,200 overseas Singaporeans, an increase of 10.4 per cent from the year before.
Meanwhile, non-resident population grew 13.1 per cent to 1.77 million as at June this year.
The increase was across all pass types, said PIB. The largest increase came from work permit holders in the construction, marine shipyard and process (CMP) sectors, as contractors hired more workers to catch up on projects that were delayed by Covid-19.