Singapore: Singapore's population has hit a new record of 6.11 million as of June 2025, marking a 1.2% increase from the previous year. The growth has been largely fueled by a 2.7% rise in foreign workers, bringing their total to 1.91 million. Key sectors contributing to this increase include construction, marine shipyards, processing industries, and domestic work. These workers are playing a crucial role in major infrastructure projects such as the development of Changi Terminal 5 and the expansion of housing supply.

Meanwhile, the resident citizen population grew modestly by 0.7% to 3.66 million, and the number of permanent residents remained steady at 0.54 million. Despite the influx of foreign labor, Singapore's unemployment rate stayed low at 2% in June, although job vacancies have

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