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Singapore’s population rises to historic high of 6.04 million, mainly due to growth in non-resident population
This is the first time the country’s population has exceeded six million.
File photo of people crossing the street at the central business district (CBD) in Singapore. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)
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Vanessa Lim
24 Sep 2024 04:00PM
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SINGAPORE: For the first time, Singapore’s total population has exceeded six million, mainly due to the growth in the non-resident population.
As of June this year, the country’s population stood at 6.04 million, a 2 per cent increase from last year.
The figures were published on Tuesday (Sep 24) in the annual Population in Brief report by the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) of the Prime Minister’s Office and its partner agencies.