Years colonized in Singapore

Singapore: Years colonized was 138 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
138
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 159 countries
All-time high
138
in 1963
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Singapore, 1462–2022

050100150146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 138 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Singapore peaked at 138 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Singapore ranks 51st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Singapore, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 1 —
1827 2 +100.0%
1828 3 +50.0%
1829 4 +33.3%
1830 5 +25.0%
1831 6 +20.0%
1832 7 +16.7%
1833 8 +14.3%
1834 9 +12.5%
1835 10 +11.1%
1836 11 +10.0%
1837 12 +9.1%
1838 13 +8.3%
1839 14 +7.7%
1840 15 +7.1%
1841 16 +6.7%
1842 17 +6.2%
1843 18 +5.9%
1844 19 +5.6%
1845 20 +5.3%
1846 21 +5.0%
1847 22 +4.8%
1848 23 +4.5%
1849 24 +4.3%
1850 25 +4.2%
1851 26 +4.0%
1852 27 +3.8%
1853 28 +3.7%
1854 29 +3.6%
1855 30 +3.4%
1856 31 +3.3%
1857 32 +3.2%
1858 33 +3.1%
1859 34 +3.0%
1860 35 +2.9%
1861 36 +2.9%
1862 37 +2.8%
1863 38 +2.7%
1864 39 +2.6%
1865 40 +2.6%
1866 41 +2.5%
1867 42 +2.4%
1868 43 +2.4%
1869 44 +2.3%
1870 45 +2.3%
1871 46 +2.2%
1872 47 +2.2%
1873 48 +2.1%
1874 49 +2.1%
1875 50 +2.0%
1876 51 +2.0%
1877 52 +2.0%
1878 53 +1.9%
1879 54 +1.9%
1880 55 +1.9%
1881 56 +1.8%
1882 57 +1.8%
1883 58 +1.8%
1884 59 +1.7%
1885 60 +1.7%
1886 61 +1.7%
1887 62 +1.6%
1888 63 +1.6%
1889 64 +1.6%
1890 65 +1.6%
1891 66 +1.5%
1892 67 +1.5%
1893 68 +1.5%
1894 69 +1.5%
1895 70 +1.4%
1896 71 +1.4%
1897 72 +1.4%
1898 73 +1.4%
1899 74 +1.4%
1900 75 +1.4%
1901 76 +1.3%
1902 77 +1.3%
1903 78 +1.3%
1904 79 +1.3%
1905 80 +1.3%
1906 81 +1.2%
1907 82 +1.2%
1908 83 +1.2%
1909 84 +1.2%
1910 85 +1.2%
1911 86 +1.2%
1912 87 +1.2%
1913 88 +1.1%
1914 89 +1.1%
1915 90 +1.1%
1916 91 +1.1%
1917 92 +1.1%
1918 93 +1.1%
1919 94 +1.1%
1920 95 +1.1%
1921 96 +1.1%
1922 97 +1.0%
1923 98 +1.0%
1924 99 +1.0%
1925 100 +1.0%
1926 101 +1.0%
1927 102 +1.0%
1928 103 +1.0%
1929 104 +1.0%
1930 105 +1.0%
1931 106 +1.0%
1932 107 +0.9%
1933 108 +0.9%
1934 109 +0.9%
1935 110 +0.9%
1936 111 +0.9%
1937 112 +0.9%
1938 113 +0.9%
1939 114 +0.9%
1940 115 +0.9%
1941 116 +0.9%
1942 117 +0.9%
1943 118 +0.9%
1944 119 +0.8%
1945 120 +0.8%
1946 121 +0.8%
1947 122 +0.8%
1948 123 +0.8%
1949 124 +0.8%
1950 125 +0.8%
1951 126 +0.8%
1952 127 +0.8%
1953 128 +0.8%
1954 129 +0.8%
1955 130 +0.8%
1956 131 +0.8%
1957 132 +0.8%
1958 133 +0.8%
1959 134 +0.8%
1960 135 +0.7%
1961 136 +0.7%
1962 137 +0.7%
1963 138 +0.7%
1964 138 +0.0%
1965 138 +0.0%
1966 138 +0.0%
1967 138 +0.0%
1968 138 +0.0%
1969 138 +0.0%
1970 138 +0.0%
1971 138 +0.0%
1972 138 +0.0%
1973 138 +0.0%
1974 138 +0.0%
1975 138 +0.0%
1976 138 +0.0%
1977 138 +0.0%
1978 138 +0.0%
1979 138 +0.0%
1980 138 +0.0%
1981 138 +0.0%
1982 138 +0.0%
1983 138 +0.0%
1984 138 +0.0%
1985 138 +0.0%
1986 138 +0.0%
1987 138 +0.0%
1988 138 +0.0%
1989 138 +0.0%
1990 138 +0.0%
1991 138 +0.0%
1992 138 +0.0%
1993 138 +0.0%
1994 138 +0.0%
1995 138 +0.0%
1996 138 +0.0%
1997 138 +0.0%
1998 138 +0.0%
1999 138 +0.0%
2000 138 +0.0%
2001 138 +0.0%
2002 138 +0.0%
2003 138 +0.0%
2004 138 +0.0%
2005 138 +0.0%
2006 138 +0.0%
2007 138 +0.0%
2008 138 +0.0%
2009 138 +0.0%
2010 138 +0.0%
2011 138 +0.0%
2012 138 +0.0%
2013 138 +0.0%
2014 138 +0.0%
2015 138 +0.0%
2016 138 +0.0%
2017 138 +0.0%
2018 138 +0.0%
2019 138 +0.0%
2020 138 +0.0%
2021 138 +0.0%
2022 138 +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 138 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 138 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1827 +100.0% 1 2
1828 +50.0% 2 3
1829 +33.3% 3 4
1830 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 1 0 4 10
1830s 9.5 5 14 10
1840s 19.5 15 24 10
1850s 29.5 25 34 10
1860s 39.5 35 44 10
1870s 49.5 45 54 10
1880s 59.5 55 64 10
1890s 69.5 65 74 10
1900s 79.5 75 84 10
1910s 89.5 85 94 10
1920s 99.5 95 104 10
1930s 109.5 105 114 10
1940s 119.5 115 124 10
1950s 129.5 125 134 10
1960s 137.4 135 138 10
1970s 138 138 138 10
1980s 138 138 138 10
1990s 138 138 138 10
2000s 138 138 138 10
2010s 138 138 138 10
2020s 138 138 138 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Singapore?
Years colonized in Singapore was 138 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 138 in 1963.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Singapore rank for years colonized?
Singapore ranks 51st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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