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What are the racial proportions among Singapore citizens?

10 December 2019

The racial proportions have remained stable, and in line with the Government’s commitment to keep them stable.

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[Updated as of 2 Oct 2024]

The proportions of each race in Singapore’s citizen population have remained stable. These numbers are published annually in the Government’s Population-in-Brief report, which can be accessed here.

This is in line with the Government’s commitment to maintain the racial balance in the citizen population, as then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated in Parliament in 2013. This enables us to preserve social stability and the multiracial character of our society.

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