What are the racial proportions among Singapore citizens?

[Updated as of 11 Jun 2026] 

The proportions of each race in Singapore’s citizen population have remained stable. These numbers are published annually in the Government’s Population in Brief report, which can be accessed here.

This is in line with the Government’s commitment to maintain the broad ethnic balance in the citizen population, as then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated in Parliament in 2013, and Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong reiterated at the 2026 Committee of Supply debate. This enables us to preserve social stability and the multiracial character of our society.