NDR 2026: S’poreans to remain majority; Govt to continue managing size of foreign workforce: PM Wong
The Government will also continue to broadly maintain the current ethnic balance.
Singaporeans will continue to form the majority of the population in Singapore, despite the government welcoming newcomers to maintain a sustainable population, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced during the National Day Rally on Aug 23. Wong emphasized that the government will maintain the country's multi-racial and multi-religious character, as it has done throughout Singapore's history.
He assured that the ethnic balance will remain broadly as it is today. Singapore will continue to welcome new citizens who embrace Singapore's ideals and values, and the government will work on integrating newcomers and Singaporeans. The government will also manage the size of the foreign workforce in a careful and controlled way.
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