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The Chinese population figure of Singapore has stayed at over 70% of the total since, reaching 77.8% in 1947. After dropping from a peak of 60% in the early years of Singapore, the Malay population settled within the range of 11 and 16% in the first half of the 20th century, while Indians hovered between 7 and just over 9% in the same period. [61]
The population growth rate slowed from 4–5% per year in the 1950s to around 2.5% in 1965 around independence. The birth rate had fallen to 29.5 per thousand individuals, and the natural growth rate had fallen to 2.5%. [9] Singapore's population expansion can be seen in the graph below:
The City of Singapore existed between 1951 and 1965 in the Colony of Singapore, a British Crown colony and later in the State of Singapore within Malaysia, with the City Council as the governing authority. Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. [1]
The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
Pages in category "Demographics of Singapore" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Singapore attracted $8.6 billion and $16.4 billion in fixed asset investments for 2021 and 2022 respectively, according to the country’s Economic Development Board, a government agency focused ...
← 1964 1963 1962 1965 in Singapore → 1966 1967 1968 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1965 Timeline of Singaporean history Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hall 1965 The following lists events that happened during 1965 in Singapore. Singapore was a part of the Federation of Malaysia until 9 August 1965. Incumbents President: Yusof Ishak (starting 9 August) Prime ...
Citizens reacted to the PWP with shock and anger, [8] [9] and this has led to the largest public protest ever organized in Singapore's history. [10] [2] [11]Many Singaporeans have attributed the government's population and immigration policy as the cause of overcrowding and falling reliability of its public transportation system, increasing property prices for housing, suppressed wage level ...