Urban population fell 4.08% to 5.45 mil in Singapore in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Singapore reached an all time high of 5.70 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 1.65 mil in 1960. When compared to Singapore's main peers, urban population in Indonesia amounted to 157 mil, 26.1 mil in Malaysia, 54.3 mil in Philippines and 37.3 mil in Thailand in 2021.
Singapore has been ranked 89th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 3.42 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.75 | 3.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 766 | 787 | 809 | 830 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 138 | 141 | 145 | 148 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 2.25 | 2.32 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 47.7 | 48.7 | 49.8 | 50.9 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 5.54 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.64 | 5.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | mil | 33.5 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 31.2 | 32.1 | 33.1 | 34.1 | 35.1 |
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