Singapore Zoo Statistics

At a Glance

• Singapore Zoo opened on 27 June 1973¹ and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023.
• The park is home to over 4,200 animals from more than 300 species¹.
• Close to 60 million people visited in its first 50 years¹.
• Its busiest year since FY2016/17 was FY2018/19, with 2,132,270 visitors².
• Non-resident tickets cost S$49 for adults³ and S$34 for children.
• It was named the world’s 3rd best zoo in the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards in 2018⁴.
• The zoo takes part in 58 internationally managed ex-situ breeding programmes¹.
• Mandai Wildlife Group aims to run on 100% renewable energy by 2030⁵.

In FY2024/25, 4.5 million visitors went to Singapore Zoo and the other Mandai Wildlife Group parks, up 2.3% on the previous financial year⁶. Mandai’s latest yearbook reports only this combined total. The most recent zoo-only figure is 1,484,109 visitors, for FY2023/24⁷.

• Before the pandemic, zoo attendance reached 2,132,270 in FY2018/19; Covid-19 then cut it to 835,468 in FY2020/21².
• Combined attendance has more than doubled from 1.9 million in FY2020/21⁶.
• Rainforest Wild Adventure (formerly Rainforest Wild Asia) welcomed over 100,000 guests in its first month⁶.
• Singapore Zoo alone has welcomed close to 60 million visitors over its first 50 years¹.

Note: Mandai Wildlife Group runs five wildlife parks in the Mandai Wildlife Reserve⁶: Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild Adventure. The combined figures cover every park the Group ran that year, including Jurong Bird Park until Bird Paradise replaced it in 2023⁷.

A standard adult ticket for non-residents costs S$49³.

• Adult Singapore residents with a WildPass pay S$39 on regular days and S$44 on peak days³.
• Resident children pay S$27 on regular days and S$30 on peak days; non-resident children pay S$34³.
• The 6 Attractions Destination Pass (1-Day) is S$128 for adults and S$100 for children¹⁰.
• The 6 Attractions Destination Pass (5-Day) is S$168 for adults and S$120 for children¹⁰.
• An adult Friends of Mandai Starter membership costs S$265 a year¹¹.

Children under 3 enter free with an adult aged over 21 who holds a ticket³, and the tram ride around the zoo is included in admission.

• Tram rides are unlimited, and the last tram leaves Tram Station 1 at 5:30pm¹⁴.
• Wagons for up to 2 children cost S$18 to rent, and self-service wheelchairs can be borrowed free at the entrance¹⁴.
• Medium lockers at the River Wonders Entrance Plaza cost S$12 for the first 3 hours and S$4 for each extra hour¹⁴.
• Singapore residents aged 60 and over pay S$25 with WildPass on any day³.
• On rainy days, Mandai suggests River Wonders, where most attractions are under shelter¹⁴.
• Wild macaques in the park link prams and plastic bags with food¹⁴, so keep food out of sight.
• Water refill stations are spread around the zoo¹⁴, so bring a reusable bottle.

Singapore Zoo was named the world’s 3rd best zoo in the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards in 2018⁴.

• It has since won Travelers’ Choice awards in 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2026¹⁷.
• The Happy ZOObilee campaign won Bronze for Best Brand Engagement in 2023¹⁷.
• The Golden ZOObilee Celebration won Gold in Excellence in Anniversary Marketing in 2024¹⁷.
• The wider Mandai Wildlife Reserve won Outstanding Attraction Experience at the 2024 Singapore Tourism Awards¹⁷.

Note: There is no official yearly world ranking of zoos; these are individual awards.

Night Safari is a separate park in the Mandai Wildlife Reserve and the world’s first nocturnal wildlife park¹⁹. It opens daily from 6:00pm to 12:00am, with last entry at 11:15pm²⁰, so it starts as Singapore Zoo closes.

• Non-resident admission is S$58 for adults and S$41 for children¹⁹, compared with S$49 and S$34 at Singapore Zoo³.
• Its 4 walking trails and the Safari Adventure Tram start at 7:00pm²⁰.
• The park is home to over 900 nocturnal animals²⁰, while Singapore Zoo has over 4,200 animals¹.

Mandai Wildlife Group’s rejuvenation plan brings 5 wildlife parks, nature-based experiences, green public spaces and an eco-friendly resort together in one reserve²⁴.

• Bird Paradise soft-opened on 8 May 2023²⁶ and held its grand opening on 15 November 2023²¹.
• Rainforest Wild Adventure West (formerly Rainforest Wild Asia) opened on 12 March 2025²¹.
• Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree took its first guests on 2 April 2025²⁷ and officially opened on 26 November 2025²¹.
• Mandai Wildlife Group and Singapore Airlines Group launched a 3-year strategic partnership in 2025²⁸.