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Singapore has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. [28] In 2012, Singapore total fertility rate (TFR) was 1.20 children born per woman, a sub-replacement fertility rate. Ethnic Chinese had a fertility of 1.07 in 2004 (1.65 in 1990), while Malays had a TFR of 2.10 (2.69 in 1990). Both figures declined further in 2006.
The concept of race or ethnicity in contemporary Singapore emerged from the attitudes of the colonial authorities towards race and ethnicity. Before the early 2000s, the four major races in Singapore were the Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians.
In 1819, the port of Singapore was established by Sir Stamford Raffles, who opened it to free trade and free immigration on the island's south coast. Many immigrants from the region settled in Singapore. By 1827, the population of the island was composed of people from various ethnic groups². [6] Singapore is a multilingual and multicultural ...
The Singapore Department of Statistics defines "Chinese" as a "race" or "ethnic group", in conjunction with "Malay, Indian and Others" under the CMIO model. [10] They consist of "persons of Chinese origin" such as the Hokkiens, Teochews, Hainanese, Cantonese, Hakka, Henghuas, Hokchias and Foochows, Shanghainese, Northern Chinese, etc." [11] Chinese Singaporeans are defined as the "Chinese ...
Ethnic enclaves in Singapore (1 C, 2 P) European diaspora in Singapore (2 C, 2 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Singapore (3 C, 4 P) M. ... Japanese people in Singapore;
They constitute approximately 13.5% of the country's residents, making them the second largest ethnic group in Singapore. [4] Under the Constitution of Singapore, they are recognised by the government as the indigenous people of the country, with Malay as the national language of Singapore.
Eurasian Singaporeans is a term that refers to Singaporeans of mixed European–Asian descent.. The term, which includes – but is not limited to – the creole and indigenous Kristang people, who form a distinct sub-group within the Eurasian community with their own separate language, culture and identity.
Based on the latest 2020 Census, 5.0% of the resident population aged above 15 years, were Hindu. Almost all Hindus in Singapore were ethnic Indians (99%), with the majority of Singapore's ethnic Indians (57.3%) being Hindu. There are approximately 35 temples serving Hindus in Singapore. Most are built in the South Indian Dravidian style.