<p> Singapore, Sep 25 (PTI) Singapore's population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.</p>.<p>The figure was released on Tuesday by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the annual Population in Brief report by the National Population and Talent Division.</p>.<p>The population figure has crossed the six million mark for the first time in Singapore's history.</p>.<p>Of the 6.04 million people in the city-state as of June 2024, there were 4.18 million residents and about 1.86 million non-residents, which comprise the foreign workforce, migrant domestic workers, dependants and international students.</p>.<p>According to the report, the non-resident population jumped by about 5 per cent from last year.</p>.<p>The increase was seen across most ‘work pass’ types, with work permit holders contributing most to the rise (44 per cent of the non-resident population), followed by migrant domestic workers (15 per cent of the non-resident population).</p>.<p>“The (non-resident) population is diverse, and its size and composition fluctuate depending on our economic and social needs,” Channel News Asia reported, citing the report.</p>.<p>“As Singapore is fundamentally labour constrained, the foreign workforce complements our local workforce and allows companies to access a broader range of skills from the global labour pool,” said the report.</p>.<p>It also reiterated that Singapore’s total population is likely to be "significantly" below 6.9 million by 2030, referring to a figure included in a Population White Paper released in 2013.</p>.<p>The NPTD of the Prime Minister’s Office had said in the white paper that the city-state's total population could range between 6.5-6.9 million by 2030. This sparked a public outcry, after which the government clarified the figure was not a forecast or target but for planning purposes. PTI GS GRS GRS GRS</p>
<p> Singapore, Sep 25 (PTI) Singapore's population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.</p>.<p>The figure was released on Tuesday by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the annual Population in Brief report by the National Population and Talent Division.</p>.<p>The population figure has crossed the six million mark for the first time in Singapore's history.</p>.<p>Of the 6.04 million people in the city-state as of June 2024, there were 4.18 million residents and about 1.86 million non-residents, which comprise the foreign workforce, migrant domestic workers, dependants and international students.</p>.<p>According to the report, the non-resident population jumped by about 5 per cent from last year.</p>.<p>The increase was seen across most ‘work pass’ types, with work permit holders contributing most to the rise (44 per cent of the non-resident population), followed by migrant domestic workers (15 per cent of the non-resident population).</p>.<p>“The (non-resident) population is diverse, and its size and composition fluctuate depending on our economic and social needs,” Channel News Asia reported, citing the report.</p>.<p>“As Singapore is fundamentally labour constrained, the foreign workforce complements our local workforce and allows companies to access a broader range of skills from the global labour pool,” said the report.</p>.<p>It also reiterated that Singapore’s total population is likely to be "significantly" below 6.9 million by 2030, referring to a figure included in a Population White Paper released in 2013.</p>.<p>The NPTD of the Prime Minister’s Office had said in the white paper that the city-state's total population could range between 6.5-6.9 million by 2030. This sparked a public outcry, after which the government clarified the figure was not a forecast or target but for planning purposes. PTI GS GRS GRS GRS</p>