Singapore
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
2842000
Immigrant Population
48.7%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
270000
Emigrant Population
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The Southeast Asia-Australia Regional Migration System: Some Insights into the “New Emigration”
The Australia-Southeast Asia migration system is far more multidirectional and complex than the standard destination-sending country framing suggests.
A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled Labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges in 2015 and Beyond
ASEAN's freer skilled labor flow aspiration is undermined by low-skilled migration dominance, irregular flows, and weak political will to adapt domestic regulations.
Rapid Growth in Singapore's Immigrant Population Brings Policy Challenges
In 2010, nonresidents comprised 25.7 percent of Singapore's population, but the rapid growth of a two-track immigration system was fueling social tensions and a possible brain drain.
Not Just the Highly Skilled - Only the Best and Brightest, Please
Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Australia all moved to raise the bar on skilled migration, prioritizing quality over quantity even as labor demand persisted.
Singapore: Hungry for Foreign Workers at All Skill Levels
Singapore maintained a two-tiered foreign worker system in 2006, keeping lower-skilled migrants transient while recruiting highly skilled talent.
Asian Women Migrants: Going the Distance, But Not Far Enough
Female labor migration in Asia has surged since the 1970s.