Singapore and China geography.docx

SingaporePopulation5,353,494 (July 2012 est.)Age structure0-14 years: 14% (male 382,537/female 364,542) 15-24 years: 18.6% (male 488,785/female 504,717) 25-54 years: 50% (male 1,309,014/female 1,369,912) 55-64 years: 9.7% (male 259,370/female 259,222) 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 187,448/female 227,947) (2012 est.)Median agetotal: 33.5 years male: 33.4 years female: 33.6 years (2012 est.)Population growth rate1.993% (2012 est.)Birth rate7.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)Death rate3.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)Net migration rate15.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)Urbanizationurban population: 100% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)Sex ratioat birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)Infant mortality ratetotal: 2.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 83.75 years male: 81.47 years female: 86.2 years (2012 est.)Total fertility rate0.78 children born/woman (2012 est.)HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2009 est.)HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS3,400 (2009 est.)HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 100 (2009 est.)Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population total: 100% of populationNationalitynoun: Singaporean(s) adjective: SingaporeEthnic groupsChinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)ReligionsBuddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)LanguagesMandarin (official) 35%, English (official) 23%, Malay (official) 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5