Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Singapore
Singapore: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 84.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Singapore, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Singapore is 84.8%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Singapore peaked at 89.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Singapore 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.3% | 0.0% | 78.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 84.5% | 83.4% | 85.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 85.7% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 89.0% | 89.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 88.3% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 87.0% | 87.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 85.6% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Singapore?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Singapore was 84.8% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.