Number of one year olds in Singapore

Singapore: Number of one year olds was 22,211 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
22,211
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27,851
in 1959
All-time low
16,537
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Singapore, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Singapore stood at 22,211.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Singapore peaked at 27,851 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 16,537, in 1950.

Singapore ranks 138th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Singapore, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 16,537 —
1951 18,822 +13.8%
1952 21,190 +12.6%
1953 22,381 +5.6%
1954 23,517 +5.1%
1955 24,610 +4.6%
1956 25,579 +3.9%
1957 26,434 +3.3%
1958 27,368 +3.5%
1959 27,851 +1.8%
1960 27,637 -0.8%
1961 27,263 -1.4%
1962 26,913 -1.3%
1963 26,594 -1.2%
1964 26,303 -1.1%
1965 26,008 -1.1%
1966 25,593 -1.6%
1967 24,914 -2.7%
1968 23,977 -3.8%
1969 22,872 -4.6%
1970 21,796 -4.7%
1971 21,247 -2.5%
1972 21,281 +0.2%
1973 21,428 +0.7%
1974 21,393 -0.2%
1975 20,858 -2.5%
1976 20,047 -3.9%
1977 19,555 -2.5%
1978 19,066 -2.5%
1979 18,442 -3.3%
1980 18,124 -1.7%
1981 18,700 +3.2%
1982 19,936 +6.6%
1983 20,596 +3.3%
1984 20,506 -0.4%
1985 20,340 -0.8%
1986 20,345 +0.0%
1987 20,064 -1.4%
1988 20,637 +2.9%
1989 23,148 +12.2%
1990 24,930 +7.7%
1991 25,042 +0.4%
1992 25,381 +1.4%
1993 25,612 +0.9%
1994 25,585 -0.1%
1995 25,637 +0.2%
1996 25,322 -1.2%
1997 24,921 -1.6%
1998 24,637 -1.1%
1999 23,944 -2.8%
2000 22,963 -4.1%
2001 22,910 -0.2%
2002 22,782 -0.6%
2003 21,703 -4.7%
2004 20,856 -3.9%
2005 20,510 -1.7%
2006 20,718 +1.0%
2007 21,160 +2.1%
2008 21,762 +2.8%
2009 22,250 +2.2%
2010 21,904 -1.6%
2011 21,422 -2.2%
2012 21,546 +0.6%
2013 22,227 +3.2%
2014 22,823 +2.7%
2015 23,153 +1.4%
2016 23,645 +2.1%
2017 23,753 +0.5%
2018 23,305 -1.9%
2019 22,985 -1.4%
2020 22,832 -0.7%
2021 22,452 -1.7%
2022 22,151 -1.3%
2023 22,211 +0.3%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 22,211 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 22,211 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23,429 16,537 27,851 10
1960s 25,807 22,872 27,637 10
1970s 20,511 18,442 21,796 10
1980s 20,240 18,124 23,148 10
1990s 25,101 23,944 25,637 10
2000s 21,761 20,510 22,963 10
2010s 22,676 21,422 23,753 10
2020s 22,412 22,151 22,832 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 135 Kuwait 25,061 compare
  2. 136 Finland 23,361 compare
  3. 137 Georgia 22,484 compare
  4. 139 Hong Kong 21,624 compare
  5. 140 Armenia 16,801 compare
  6. 141 Croatia 16,749 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Singapore?
Number of one year olds in Singapore was 22,211 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 27,851 in 1959.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 16,537 in 1950.
How does Singapore rank for number of one year olds?
Singapore ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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