S’pore population up 1.2% to 6.1million due to more non-residents

Singapore’s population grew by 1.2 per cent in the past year, with 6.11 million people calling the little red dot home as at June 2025. The increase was mainly due to growth in the non-resident population, such as work permit holders in the construction sector and domestic helpers, said the National Population and Talent Division, which released the Population in Brief 2025 report on Sept 29. NTU assistant professor of sociology Shannon Ang said the low fertility rate has “huge implications” for Singapore, which will need migrant workers to care for its ageing population and complement its workforce. “If we cannot reverse these trends, we will have to rely much more on immigration,” he said. “But more immigration also means a more diverse population, and that could create tension. If it happens too much too fast, it risks fuelling anti-immigration sentiment, as we see in other countries,” he added.

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