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the people of singapore population: 5,995,991 ethnic Groups: Chinese, Indian, Malay,                other age structure:              0–14 years: 12.77%                (765,480)              15–24 years: 16.05%                (962,565)               25–54 years: 50.61%               (39,300,133)              55–64 years:  6.04%                  (3,034,7075)              65 years and over: 10.53%                (590,590) population Growth rate:              1.79% death rate:              3.5 deaths/1,000 pop. migration rate:              13.1 migrant(s)/1,000 pop. infant mortality rate:              2.3 deaths/1,000 live births life expectancy at birth:              total population: 85.5 years              male: 82.8 years              female: 88.3 years total fertility rate:              0.84 children born/woman religions:              Buddhist, 33.2%, Muslim, 14%,               Taoist, 10%, Hindu, 5%, Christian,               18.8%, other, .06%, none, 18.5% languages:              English, Mandarin, Malay, Chinese               dialects, Tamil literacy rate:              97%                     Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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