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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 217,200 (2019)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Diaspora total | 340,751 (2019)[2][a] |
 Malaysia | 91,002[2] |
 Australia | 64,739[2] |
 United Kingdom | 58,432[2] |
 United States | 39,018[2] |
 Indonesia | 23,524[2] |
 China | 12,799[2] |
 Canada | 12,582[2] |
 Bangladesh | 9,709[2] |
 New Zealand | 5,734[2] |
 India | 4,155[2] |
 Netherlands | 4,126[2] |
 Japan | 2,735[2] |
 Germany | 2,638[2] |
 France | 2,512[2] |
 Switzerland | 2,349[2] |
 Vietnam | 1,830[2] |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Singaporeans | |
Overseas Singaporeans refers to citizens or people who identify as a nation with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore that are living outside the borders of Singapore.[3] Most Singaporeans overseas are high-income expatriates bringing their expertise or skills to other countries while accompanied by their families or students temporarily studying abroad.[4]
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in 2019, the population of the Singaporean diaspora stands at 340,751[2] and according to official statistics from the Government of Singapore, 217,200 of Singaporeans overseas continues to retain their citizenship.[1] Most of the Singaporean diaspora are generally located in Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Indonesia and China.
- ^ a b c "2019 Singapore Population in Brief" (PDF). Strategy Group Singapore, Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "International migrant stock 2019". United Nations. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "More S'poreans overseas, but brain drain concerns dissipate". Today. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Chart of the Day: 200,000 Singaporeans live overseas". Singapore Business Review. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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