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Parliamentary Replies

Parliamentary reply by Minister Indranee Rajah on data on citizen deaths

9 September 2024

Citizen deaths in Singapore have risen from 17,700 in 2014 to 24,700 in 2023. Based on current trends, citizen deaths could exceed citizen births "in the first half of the 2030s."

FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE

WRITTEN REPLY 

MONDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 2024

Ms Hazel Poa:

To ask the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the Ministry can release the data on deaths of Singapore citizens over the last ten years, as distinct from resident deaths; and (b) what is the projected year in which citizen deaths will exceed citizen births based on current trends.

Ms Indranee Rajah (for the Prime Minister):

The total number of resident deaths has increased from 18,200 in 2014 to 25,600 in 2023. The total number of citizen deaths has increased from 17,700 in 2014 to 24,700 in 2023.

Based on current trends1, the number of citizen deaths could exceed the number of citizen births in the first half of the 2030s.

1The projections are meant to illustrate the growth and change in population that could occur if certain demographic assumptions prevail over the projection period. These assumptions may or may not be realised.