Mid-2014

Mid-2019

Mid-2024

Mid-2029

Mid-2034

Mid-2044

Mid-2054

Mid-2064

Population (thousands) Usual

7241.7

7518.9

7755.8

7941.5

8100.5

8224.0

8071.3

7813.9

Residents (Thousands) Mobile

7025.7

7305.3

7538.7

7712.6

7861.3

7997.1

7858.6

7611.6

Residents (Thousands)

216.0

213.6

217.1

228.9

239.2

226.9

212.7

202.3

Average annual growth rate over a 5-year period

0.8%

0.8%

0.6%

0.5%

0.4%

0.1%

−0.3%

−0.3%

Sex ratio (males per 1000 females)

858

839

815

793

770

726

695

680

[After excluding foreign domestic helpers] Percentage of population

[935]

[915]

[896]

[879]

[862]

[825]

[797]

[783]

Aged 0 - 14

11%

12%

12%

11%

10%

9%

9%

9%

Aged 15 - 64

74%

70%

67%

63%

62%

61%

59%

58%

Aged 65 and over Dependency ratio

15%

18%

22%

26%

28%

31%

32%

33%

Child dependency ratio

150

167

177

170

158

144

154

149

Elderly dependency ratio

198

252

326

407

455

507

547

567

Overall dependency ratio

348

419

504

575

613

651

701

716

Median age

42.8

44.4

45.6

46.9

48.1

50.1

49.7

51.0