The Population of Singapore (Third Edition)

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The Population of Singapore Third Edition The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) was established as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. The Institute’s research programmes are the Regional Economic Studies (RES, including ASEAN and APEC), Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS), and Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS). ISEAS Publishing, an established academic press, has issued almost 2,000 books and journals. It is the largest scholarly publisher of research about Southeast Asia from within the region. ISEAS Publishing works with many other academic and trade publishers and distributors to disseminate important research and analyses from and about Southeast Asia to the rest of the world. Saw Swee-Hock The Population of Singapore Third Edition First published in Singapore in 2012 by ISEAS Publishing Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 E-mail: publish@iseas.edu.sg Website: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.© 2012 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore First Edition 1999 Second Edition 2007 Third Edition 2012 The responsibility for facts and opinions in this publication rests exclusively with the author and his interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of the publisher or its supporters. ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Saw, Swee-Hock, 1931The population of Singapore. 3rd ed. 1. Singapore—Population policy. 2. Singapore—Population. 3. Demography—Singapore. I. Title. HB3645 A3S271 2012 2012 ISBN: 978-981-4380-31-7 (soft cover) ISBN: 978-981-4380-98-0 (hard cover) ISBN: 978-981-4380-32-4 (E-book PDF) Typeset by International Typesetters Pte Ltd Printed in Singapore by Oxford Graphic Printers Pte Ltd ...