The population of Singapore has the sixth-highest percentage of foreigners globally, with just over forty percent. In 2009, the population of Singapore was just under 4.99 million, with a population density of 7,022 people per square kilometre. 3.73 million were Singaporean citizens and permanent residents, with citizens making up 3.2 million citizens. Of its residents, 74.2% are of Chinese descent, 13.4% are of Malay descent , and 9.2% are of Indian descent.
Prior to 2010, each person could register as a member of only one race, by default that of his or her father. Now people may register using "double-barrelled" classification, in which they may choose one primary race and one secondary race, but no more than two.
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