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Charts of the Singapore economy behind the property market: population and real GDP growth.

The economy behind the property market: Singapore’s population and real GDP growth. Each chart has a table view, its source and its own link. The charts update when new figures are published.

Singapore total population since 1990Citizens, permanent residents and non-residents, counted at June each year.
Singapore total population since 1990. The population rises almost every year from about 3.0 million in 1990 to about 5.7 million in 2019. It dips in 2020 and 2021, then climbs to about 6.2 million in 2026.01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,000199019952000200520102015202020256,208,523Singapore total population since 1990. The population rises almost every year from about 3.0 million in 1990 to about 5.7 million in 2019. It dips in 2020 and 2021, then climbs to about 6.2 million in 2026.01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,00019901995200020052010201520202025

Latest: Population 6,208,523 (2026), up 1.6% on 2025.

The total includes non-residents, such as work permit holders. Foreigners cannot buy HDB flats and pay 60% ABSD on private homes.

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PeriodTotal population
20266,208,523
20256,111,175
20246,036,860
20235,917,648
20225,637,022
20215,453,566
20205,685,807
20195,703,569
20185,638,676
20175,612,253
20165,607,283
20155,535,002
20145,469,724
20135,399,162
20125,312,437
20115,183,688
20105,076,732
20094,987,573
20084,839,396
20074,588,599
20064,401,365
20054,265,762
20044,166,664
20034,114,826
20024,175,950
20014,138,012
20004,027,887
19993,958,723
19983,927,213
19973,796,038
19963,670,704
19953,524,506
19943,419,048
19933,313,471
19923,230,698
19913,135,083
19903,047,132

Source: Department of Statistics. Data to 2026.

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Singapore real GDP growthYear-on-year growth of GDP in chained (2015) dollars, by quarter.
Singapore real GDP growth. GDP growth fell to minus 11.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 and jumped to plus 18.9 per cent a year later. Most other quarters sit between 0 and 8 per cent, and growth was about 6 per cent in the first half of 2026.-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%200520102015202020255.9%Singapore real GDP growth. GDP growth fell to minus 11.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 and jumped to plus 18.9 per cent a year later. Most other quarters sit between 0 and 8 per cent, and growth was about 6 per cent in the first half of 2026.-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%20052010201520202025

Latest: GDP 5.9% (Q2 2026), up 0.5 percentage points on Q2 2025.

Final figures from SingStat. The advance estimate for each quarter comes about six weeks earlier and is not shown.

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PeriodReal GDP growth (% y/y)
Q2 20265.9%
Q1 20266.3%
Q4 20255.7%
Q3 20254.5%
Q2 20255.4%
Q1 20254.5%
Q4 20245.3%
Q3 20247.0%
Q2 20244.8%
Q1 20244.3%
Q4 20233.1%
Q3 20231.6%
Q2 20230.6%
Q1 20230.5%
Q4 20222.4%
Q3 20224.4%
Q2 20225.0%
Q1 20224.4%
Q4 20218.0%
Q3 20219.7%
Q2 202118.9%
Q1 20214.9%
Q4 2020-0.1%
Q3 2020-3.9%
Q2 2020-11.7%
Q1 20201.4%
Q4 20191.6%
Q3 20190.6%
Q2 20191.1%
Q1 20191.3%
Q4 20181.1%
Q3 20182.8%
Q2 20184.5%
Q1 20184.4%
Q4 20174.2%
Q3 20175.0%
Q2 20173.5%
Q1 20174.6%
Q4 20165.2%
Q3 20163.5%
Q2 20163.4%
Q1 20163.5%
Q4 20152.2%
Q3 20153.7%
Q2 20153.1%
Q1 20153.0%
Q4 20144.5%
Q3 20143.7%
Q2 20143.3%
Q1 20144.3%
Q4 20135.1%
Q3 20136.1%
Q2 20134.6%
Q1 20133.4%
Q4 20124.7%
Q3 20122.0%
Q2 20126.2%
Q1 20124.8%
Q4 20115.3%
Q3 20117.8%
Q2 20112.9%
Q1 20119.2%
Q4 201013.3%
Q3 201010.3%
Q2 201018.6%
Q1 201016.3%
Q4 20096.8%
Q3 20092.8%
Q2 2009-1.2%
Q1 2009-7.7%
Q4 2008-3.4%
Q3 2008-0.1%
Q2 20083.3%
Q1 20088.2%
Q4 20076.6%
Q3 200711.0%
Q2 200710.0%
Q1 20078.6%
Q4 20068.5%
Q3 20068.6%
Q2 20068.8%
Q1 200610.2%
Q4 20059.2%
Q3 20058.5%
Q2 20056.2%
Q1 20055.4%

Source: Department of Statistics. Data to Q2 2026.

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