Had some time on my hands and was a little curious. I mean we talk about Singapore being packed but how dense is it actually?
Singapore
Total population: 5.4697 mil
Residents: 3,8707mil (3.343mil citizens, 527,700 PR)
Density: 7615 per sq km
Land area: 718.3 sq km
Information gathered from www.singstat.gov.sg
Perth
Total population: 1.972358 mil
Density: 310 per sq km
Land area: 6418 sq km
WA land area: 2 529 875 sq km
Melbourne
Total population: 4.327955 mil
Density: 430 per sq km
Land Area: 9990 sq km
Victoria land area: 237,629 sq km
Population wise, Singapore has roughly 2.5 times more population than Perth and about a million more people than Melbourne.
The whole of Singapore as a country is slightly larger than Perth as a city and is about two-thirds of the size of Melbourne City.
Pointless to Singapore's size to the state of Western Australia or Victoria, it's miniscule in comparison.
Singapore however has a population density of 7615 per sq km. That's 24.5 times Perths' density and 17.7 times Melbournes' density.
What if population should hit the proposed figure of 6.9 million?
It'll give us a population density of 9606 per sq km.
What if the rumoured long term goal of 10 mil is achieved?
13921 per sq km will be the figure we'll be looking at.
Frightening to think about but interesting to note though that at the moment, there are two countries with a higher population density than a 10 million population Singapore. The two countries are Macau (21,190) and Monaco (18,475)
I have no doubt they will reclaim more land but I think it is evident to see population growth will outstrip any gain in size. Whatever the case, in the long run, Singapore will be looking at a population density in the 5 figure region.
If you think Singapore is packed now, brace yourself for the future.
I'm old enough to remember when a stroll down Orchard Road felt carefree and relaxed.
Old enough to remember that bus
Old enough to remember that station
Old enough to remember that patch of greenery
(the above photos were found on
Looking at this in another way ... with help from here.
Singapore is 3rd on the list of countries with a high density. In the picture, our little red dot has become the little black dot.
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