• Population..............................................................................6,028,459 (2024 est.)
• Population growth rate: .................................................................0.87% (2024 est.)
• Birth rate....................................................8.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Death rate..................................................4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Net migration rate..................................4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Ethnic groups*.....................Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.7%, Indian 8.9%, other 3.2% (2021 est.)

* Data represent population by self-identification; the population is divided into four categories: Chinese, Malay (includes indigenous Malays and Indonesians), Indian (includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, or Sri Lankan), and other ethnic groups (includes Eurasians, Caucasians, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese)

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