Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Singapore
Singapore: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 121 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1986
All-time low
95.0%
in 1998
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Singapore, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Singapore is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 1998.
Singapore ranks 1st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.2% | — |
| 1961 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 97.1% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 95.1% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 98.9% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 3.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 95.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 97.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 76.4% compare
- 4 Kuwait 70.0% compare
More climate change data for Singapore
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42,295 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1992)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0009 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Singapore?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Singapore was 100.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 1998.
- How does Singapore rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.