Singapore records slowest growth in population since 1965

Singapore's population witnessed its slowest decade of growth since independence in 1965, according to the latest census. The country's population grew by 1.1% per year between 2010 and 2020. Last year, Singapore's population fell by 0.3% to 5.69 million, the first drop since 2003, due to fewer foreign arrivals and job losses brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.