PR numbers nearly double
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THE number of Singapore permanent residents has almost doubled in the last 10 years, from 287,500 in 2000 to 541,000 this year.
Most of the increase is accounted for by immigrants from Malaysia and the Indian subcontinent, according to census data released by the Department of Statistics yesterday.
The share of Indians in the PR ethnic mix climbed from 14.9 per cent in 2000 to 20.4 per cent this year. In absolute numbers, they more than doubled, from 42,700 to 111,000.
The share of Chinese in the PR ethnic mix dropped from 76.1 per cent to 61.4 per cent, although the total number increased from 218,800 to 332,000.
For PRs of Malay ethnicity, the share dropped from 4.1 per cent to 3 per cent, although actual numbers went up from 11,800 to 16,000.
Most of the ethnic Chinese PRs in Singapore hail from Malaysia.
-- ST
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Actually hor, I'm very curious. Which department checks and verify all these stats by the Dept of Stats?
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
Actually hor, I'm very curious. Which department checks and verify all these stats by the Dept of Stats?
and a spate of good news makes one wonder if GE is less than 3 months away.
SINGAPORE, Tuesday 31 August 2010 (AFP) – Singapore’s population crossed five million this year and more than a third of the total are foreigners, the statistics department said Tuesday.
The city-state’s total population stood at 5.08 million people at the end of June, it said in a statement.
Of the number, 3.23 million are citizens, 540,000 are foreigners with permanent residency and 1.3 million are foreign professionals and workers along with their dependents, resulting in a 36% share for foreigners in the general population.
The population growth rate was 1.8% in 2010, reflecting a slowdown in the number of permanent residents and foreign workers being admitted into the country, the department said.
The number of permanent residents rose by 1.5%, down from at least 6% growth per year between 2005 and 2009, it said.
Growth in the number of non-residents, or those on professional employment passes and shorter-term work permits, slowed to 4.1%, off from peaks of 15% in 2007 and 19% in 2008, it added.
Because Singaporeans have not been producing enough babies, the government had for years rolled out the welcome mat for foreigners, whose numbers rose drastically during the economic boom from 2004 to 2007.
But after the 2008 global financial crisis, the government has taken a fresh look at its open-door policy following complaints from citizens that foreigners are competing for jobs, housing and medical care.
Singapore, which polls well in global surveys for quality of life, is also showing symptoms of urban stress, with rush-hour traffic gridlock, packed subway trains and recent cases of flash floods in some areas.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong acknowledged the problems in a speech on Sunday and vowed to review immigration policies, cap new foreign hiring this year and enhance benefits accorded to citizens.
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They can say all they want. I do not need their data to feel whether we have more foreigners or not.
Just a trip on the bus or MRT and shopping centre and I can tell whether there are more, or less liao. -
singapore money powerful lah. last tim 1990 1 sgd = 1.5 ringgit, now 1 sgd= 2.23 ringgit
last time 1990 1 usd = 1.8sgd, now 1usd=1.34sgd
see how far our dollar has been stretched?
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