• Population........................................................................5,921,231 (2022 est.)
• Population growth rate: ...............................................................0.92% (2022 est.)
• Birth rate.....................................................9.05 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
• Death rate..................................................4.04 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
• Net migration rate..............................4.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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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