Singapore - Population Density 1989
4,374.5
+126.6 from 1988
Singapore's population density was 4,374.5 in 1989, increased +126.6 from 4,247.9 in 1988. This was the 176th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1989▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.4 | 2.3% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 1.6 | 6.6% |
| 4th | Mauritania | 1.8 | 2.5% |
| 5th | Australia | 2.2 | 1.7% |
| 6th | Botswana | 2.2 | 2.8% |
| 7th | Libya | 2.5 | 2.5% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.5 | 1.2% |
| 9th | Suriname | 2.5 | 1.5% |
| 10th | Canada | 3.0 | 1.8% |
| 11th | Gabon | 3.7 | 2.8% |
| 12th | Guyana | 3.8 | -0.6% |
| 13th | Central African Republic | 4.5 | 2.6% |
| 14th | Chad | 4.6 | 3.4% |
| 15th | Saudi Arabia | 4.7 | 5.2% |
| 16th | Oman | 5.4 | 5.5% |
| 17th | Niger | 6.3 | 3.1% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.4 | 2.1% |
| 19th | Congo, Republic of | 6.8 | 2.9% |
| 20th | Mali | 7.4 | 1.9% |
| 21st | Belize | 7.9 | 2.2% |
| 22nd | Papua New Guinea | 8.4 | 2.3% |
| 23rd | Angola | 9.0 | 3.5% |
| 24th | New Caledonia | 9.4 | 2.1% |
| 25th | Paraguay | 9.9 | 2.8% |
| 26th | Zambia | 10.2 | 2.7% |
| 27th | Algeria | 10.4 | 2.7% |
| 28th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 11.3 | -1.7% |
| 29th | Solomon Islands | 11.5 | 3.2% |
| 30th | Norway | 11.6 | 0.4% |
| 31st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.8 | 3.9% |
| 32nd | Argentina | 11.8 | 1.5% |
| 33rd | Vanuatu | 11.8 | 2.6% |
| 34th | Bhutan | 12.3 | 3.0% |
| 35th | New Zealand | 12.5 | 0.5% |
| 36th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 15.7 | 3.2% |
| 37th | Equatorial Guinea | 16.3 | 3.9% |
| 38th | Finland | 16.3 | 0.4% |
| 39th | Mozambique | 16.4 | 0.8% |
| 40th | Peru | 16.8 | 2.3% |
| 41st | Brazil | 17.5 | 1.9% |
| 42nd | Uruguay | 17.6 | 0.6% |
| 43rd | Chile | 17.8 | 1.7% |
| 44th | Lao PDR | 18.2 | 2.9% |
| 45th | Afghanistan | 18.2 | 3.0% |
| 46th | Madagascar | 20.1 | 3.0% |
| 47th | Sweden | 20.8 | 0.7% |
| 48th | Djibouti | 22.6 | 8.0% |
| 49th | Cameroon | 23.3 | 3.0% |
| 50th | United Arab Emirates | 25.2 | 6.4% |
| 51st | Guinea | 25.3 | 2.6% |
| 52nd | Yemen, Republic of | 25.3 | 3.9% |
| 53rd | Zimbabwe | 25.5 | 2.9% |
| 54th | Liberia | 26.1 | 2.9% |
| 55th | United States | 26.9 | 0.9% |
| 56th | Bahamas, The | 27.1 | 1.8% |
| 57th | Colombia | 28.6 | 2.1% |
| 58th | Tanzania | 28.7 | 2.7% |
| 59th | Panama | 32.3 | 2.2% |
| 60th | Burkina Faso | 32.6 | 2.7% |
| 61st | South Africa | 32.7 | 3.0% |
| 62nd | Nicaragua | 33.8 | 2.4% |
| 63rd | Guinea-Bissau | 34.1 | 1.7% |
| 64th | Faroe Islands | 34.4 | 1.3% |
| 65th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.8 | 3.0% |
| 66th | Qatar | 36.7 | 3.5% |
| 67th | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.9 | 3.9% |
| 68th | Ecuador | 37.0 | 2.3% |
| 69th | Jordan | 38.0 | 4.9% |
| 70th | Kenya | 38.9 | 3.6% |
| 71st | Senegal | 39.0 | 2.9% |
| 72nd | Iraq | 39.7 | 2.7% |
| 73rd | Cambodia | 40.1 | 3.8% |
| 74th | Mexico | 41.8 | 1.9% |
| 75th | Fiji | 41.9 | 1.0% |
| 76th | Honduras | 43.3 | 2.8% |
| 77th | Benin | 45.4 | 3.1% |
| 78th | Brunei Darussalam | 47.1 | 3.0% |
| 79th | Eswatini | 48.7 | 4.8% |
| 80th | Timor-Leste | 50.1 | 1.9% |
| 81st | Ireland | 51.0 | -0.4% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 52.5 | 2.2% |
| 83rd | Malaysia | 52.7 | 3.1% |
| 84th | Morocco | 53.6 | 1.9% |
| 85th | French Polynesia | 54.5 | 2.3% |
| 86th | Sierra Leone | 55.9 | 2.5% |
| 87th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 57.0 | 2.8% |
| 88th | Lesotho | 58.5 | 2.0% |
| 89th | Costa Rica | 59.6 | 2.6% |
| 90th | Samoa | 59.6 | 0.3% |
| 91st | Myanmar | 60.0 | 1.6% |
| 92nd | Ghana | 66.0 | 2.5% |
| 93rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.3 | 3.4% |
| 94th | Togo | 71.4 | 3.0% |
| 95th | Türkiye | 71.4 | 2.0% |
| 96th | Spain | 77.7 | 0.2% |
| 97th | Greece | 78.3 | 0.5% |
| 98th | Bulgaria | 80.2 | -1.2% |
| 99th | Guatemala | 81.9 | 2.9% |
| 100th | Cyprus | 84.1 | 1.5% |
| 101st | Uganda | 85.1 | 3.3% |
| 102nd | Kiribati | 90.3 | 2.4% |
| 103rd | Cabo Verde | 91.3 | 1.5% |
| 104th | Austria | 92.3 | 0.5% |
| 105th | Dominica | 93.5 | -0.6% |
| 106th | Malawi | 97.3 | 4.8% |
| 107th | Cuba | 98.1 | 1.0% |
| 108th | Indonesia | 99.5 | 1.9% |
| 109th | Gambia, The | 99.9 | 4.2% |
| 110th | Romania | 101.0 | 0.9% |
| 111th | British Virgin Islands | 101.2 | 3.4% |
| 112th | Cayman Islands | 103.6 | 3.9% |
| 113th | Nigeria | 103.8 | 2.7% |
| 114th | Thailand | 105.4 | 1.7% |
| 115th | France | 107.5 | 0.6% |
| 116th | Andorra | 107.7 | 2.4% |
| 117th | Portugal | 109.3 | -0.1% |
| 118th | European Union | 116.6 | 0.4% |
| 119th | Hungary | 116.6 | -1.1% |
| 120th | Albania | 117.8 | 2.7% |
| 121st | Isle of Man | 118.9 | 1.7% |
| 122nd | China | 119.2 | 1.5% |
| 123rd | Poland | 123.9 | 0.4% |
| 124th | Kuwait | 124.4 | 3.9% |
| 125th | São Tomé and Principe | 125.0 | 2.6% |
| 126th | Denmark | 128.3 | 0.1% |
| 127th | Nepal | 133.3 | 2.2% |
| 128th | Tonga | 138.1 | 0.4% |
| 129th | Antigua and Barbuda | 143.9 | -0.5% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 144.9 | 2.1% |
| 131st | Pakistan | 145.7 | 3.3% |
| 132nd | Seychelles | 150.4 | 0.6% |
| 133rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 156.8 | -0.7% |
| 134th | Switzerland | 168.2 | 0.8% |
| 135th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 172.8 | 1.5% |
| 136th | Liechtenstein | 177.0 | 1.3% |
| 137th | Italy | 192.7 | 0.1% |
| 138th | Viet Nam | 197.1 | 2.1% |
| 139th | Philippines | 205.5 | 2.6% |
| 140th | Israel | 208.8 | 1.7% |
| 141st | Burundi | 213.1 | 2.0% |
| 142nd | Jamaica | 218.1 | 0.7% |
| 143rd | St. Lucia | 223.8 | 1.1% |
| 144th | Germany | 225.6 | 0.8% |
| 145th | American Samoa | 226.0 | 3.6% |
| 146th | Comoros | 232.7 | 2.7% |
| 147th | United Kingdom | 235.9 | 0.3% |
| 148th | Trinidad and Tobago | 242.0 | 0.9% |
| 149th | Haiti | 243.6 | 2.1% |
| 150th | Guam | 251.5 | 2.3% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 255.7 | 2.0% |
| 152nd | Sri Lanka | 259.1 | 1.1% |
| 153rd | India | 284.6 | 2.3% |
| 154th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 285.3 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Virgin Islands (US) | 288.7 | 0.1% |
| 156th | Tuvalu | 288.7 | 1.7% |
| 157th | Rwanda | 291.2 | 3.1% |
| 158th | Grenada | 291.5 | 0.8% |
| 159th | Aruba | 335.8 | 1.9% |
| 160th | Japan | 337.5 | 0.4% |
| 161st | Lebanon | 344.6 | 2.0% |
| 162nd | San Marino | 385.9 | 1.4% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 395.2 | 0.9% |
| 164th | Netherlands | 439.8 | 0.6% |
| 165th | Korea | 440.1 | 1.0% |
| 166th | Nauru | 469.5 | 2.5% |
| 167th | Mauritius | 517.9 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Barbados | 600.3 | 0.1% |
| 169th | Channel Islands | 714.7 | 1.0% |
| 170th | Bahrain | 720.8 | 3.6% |
| 171st | Maldives | 725.8 | 3.2% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 840.7 | 2.1% |
| 173rd | Bermuda | 1,057.9 | 0.8% |
| 174th | Malta | 1,096.0 | 1.0% |
| 175th | Gibraltar | 2,754.4 | -1.1% |
| 176th | Singapore | 4,374.5 | 3.0% |
| 177th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5,743.6 | 1.0% |
| 178th | Monaco | 14,841.6 | 1.0% |
| 179th | Macao SAR, China | 16,255.0 | 2.9% |
FAQ
What was Singapore's population density in 1989?▾
Singapore's population density in 1989 was 4,374.5. This ranked 176th globally.
How did Singapore's population density change in 1989?▾
Singapore's population density increased by 3.0% in 1989 compared to 1988.
Which country had the highest population density in 1989?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 1989 at 16,255.0.
What is the population density of Singapore in 1989?▾
The population density of Singapore in 1989 was 4,374.5. This ranked 176th globally.
How does 1989 compare to 1988 for Singapore's population density?▾
Singapore's population density went from 4,247.9 in 1988 to 4,374.5 in 1989, a 3.0% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Singapore matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1989. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.7%. View full analysis →
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