SMART
LIVING

Smart Living

CURRENT STATUS

Free Wi-Fi hotspots

End Dec 2024

Around 42 000 free Wi-Fi hotspots 

Household broadband penetration rate

Aug 2024

Household broadband penetration rate 96.8%

Mobile subscriber penetration rate

Aug 2024

Mobile subscriber penetration rate 
339.3%


2023

Smart phone penetration rate of persons aged 10 and over 
96.4%

Faster payment system

End Dec 2024

Faster Payment System (FPS) 

  • 15.8 million registrations
  • Average daily number of real time transactions in 2024
    Around 1.66 million
Accident emergency

2023-24

Accident & Emergency

  • 2.14 million attendances
Specialist Outpatient

2023-24

Specialist Outpatient

  • 8.37 million attendances
Primary care

2023-24

Primary Care

  • 6.36 million attendances
Electronic Health Record Sharing System

Mid-Dec 2024

Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHealth)

  • 6.1 million citizens registered (81% of total population)
  • 3 300 healthcare providers registered
  • 58 000 healthcare professionals registered
Population aged 65+

Population aged 65+

  • 1.72 million (22.8% of total population, excluding foreign domestic helpers) in 2024
  • 2.70 million (32.9% of total population, excluding foreign domestic helpers) in 2044