Singapore: cities by population
Singapore has a population of 5,905,748 (UN estimate, 2026), with Singapore as its capital. The 46 largest of its 46 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+46%
since 2000 (4,035,245)
+3%
projected by 2050 (6,081,691)
8647
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Treat these figures with care. The settlements listed below sum to 9,202,479, against a national population of 5,905,748. Some overlap is normal where towns run together, but a gap this wide suggests the underlying figures for Singapore are unreliable, and we have not been able to verify them independently.
Largest cities in Singapore
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 5,638,700 | |
| 2 | Ulu Bedok | 276,990 | |
| 3 | Bedok New Town | 276,990 | |
| 4 | Sengkang New Town | 267,600 | |
| 5 | Jurong Town | 262,730 | |
| 6 | Woodlands | 254,440 | |
| 7 | Jurong West | 253,840 | |
| 8 | Yishun New Town | 228,730 | |
| 9 | Punggol | 204,150 | |
| 10 | Choa Chu Kang New Town | 187,550 | |
| 11 | Ang Mo Kio New Town | 159,340 | |
| 12 | Kampong Pasir Ris | 144,260 | |
| 13 | Bukit Panjang New Town | 138,050 | |
| 14 | Sembawang Estate | 110,090 | |
| 15 | Queenstown Estate | 101,480 | |
| 16 | Bukit Timah | 85,900 | |
| 17 | Jurong East | 72,960 | |
| 18 | Novena | 53,160 | |
| 19 | Matilda Estate | 52,200 | |
| 20 | Marine Parade | 47,180 | |
| 21 | Keat Hong Village | 39,370 | |
| 22 | Yew Tee | 39,100 | |
| 23 | Eunos | 32,820 | |
| 24 | Boon Lay | 29,510 | |
| 25 | Yio Chu Kang | 28,350 | |
| 26 | MacPherson | 26,850 | |
| 27 | Teck Whye | 24,560 | |
| 28 | Anak Bukit | 22,960 | |
| 29 | Marsiling | 22,000 | |
| 30 | Sungai Simpang | 20,000 | |
| 31 | Kampong Loyang | 15,340 | |
| 32 | Rochor | 12,920 | |
| 33 | Kampong Ubi | 11,800 | |
| 34 | Kampong Java Teban | 10,530 | |
| 35 | River Valley | 10,070 | |
| 36 | Newton | 8,260 | |
| 37 | Dairy Farm | 7,860 | |
| 38 | West Coast Village | 6,870 | |
| 39 | Nature Reserve | 3,980 | |
| 40 | HarbourFront | 3,620 | |
| 41 | Lam San Village | 3,270 | |
| 42 | Bukit Mandai Village | 2,120 | |
| 43 | Changi Village | 1,850 | |
| 44 | Orchard | 920 | |
| 45 | Tanjong Pagar | 670 | |
| 46 | Chia Keng | 539 |
Twenty years earlier: Singapore in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 3,547,809.
Common questions
What is the population of Singapore?
Singapore has a population of 5,905,748, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 6,081,691 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Singapore?
Singapore.