Overseas Singaporean

Overseas Singaporeans
Total population
217,200 (2019)
Regions with significant populations
Diaspora total340,751 (2019)
 Malaysia91,002
 Australia64,739
 United Kingdom58,432
 United States39,018
 Indonesia23,524
 China12,799
 Canada12,582
 Hong Kong10,000
 Bangladesh9,709
 South Korea7,476
 New Zealand5,734
 India4,155
 Netherlands4,126
 Japan2,735
 Germany2,638
 France2,512
  Switzerland2,349
 United Arab Emirates2,000
 Brunei2,000
 Taiwan1,863
 Vietnam1,830
 Brazil1,115
 Norway1,000
 Sweden1,000
 Denmark1,000
 Finland1,000
 Italy1,000
 Spain1,000
 Belgium1,000
 Malta1,000
 Mexico1,000
 Thailand1,000
 South Africa1,000
 Libya1,000
 Mali1,000
 Philippines691
 Sri Lanka612
 Qatar400
 Russia4
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups
Singaporeans

Overseas Singaporeans refers to citizens or people who identify as a nation with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore that are living outside the borders of Singapore. Most Singaporeans overseas are high-income expatriates bringing their expertise or skills to other countries while accompanied by their families or students temporarily studying abroad.

According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in 2019, the population of the Singaporean diaspora stands at 340,751 and according to official statistics from the Government of Singapore, 217,200 of Singaporeans overseas continues to retain their citizenship. Most of the Singaporean diaspora are generally located in Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Indonesia and China.