Singaporean Chinese (Chinese:
simp. ,
trad. ,
pin. Xinjiapo Huárén,) are people of full or partial Chineseparticularly
Han Chineseancestry who hold
Singaporean nationality. As of 2011, Chinese Singaporeans constitute 74.1% of
Singapore's resident population but 76.2% of Singaporean citizen as of 2014, approximately three out of four Singaporeansmaking them the largest
ethnic group in Singapore. Outside
Greater China, Singapore is the only country in the world where
ethnic Chinese constitute a majority of the population and are well represented in all levels of Singaporean society, politically and economically. It is the home of the fifth largest community of
Overseas Chinese, behind the Chinese communities in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the United States.