Chinese Resident Population by Age Group, Dialect Group and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 19 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (34 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-02.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 breakdown of Singapore's Chinese resident population by age group, dialect group, and sex, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics. The 19 rows cover successive age bands while the 34 columns give totals and dialect groups including Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, and other Chinese, each split by males and females. Demographers and heritage researchers use it to trace how dialect-group composition varies across generations of the Chinese community. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8188.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8188
- Last updated
- Rows
- 19
- Columns
- 34
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Hokkien) Total | (Hokkien) Males | (Hokkien) Females | (Teochew) Total | (Teochew) Males | (Teochew) Females | (Cantonese) Total | (Cantonese) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2900007.000000 | 1415303.000000 | 1484704.000000 | 1151285.000000 | 571438.000000 | 579847.000000 | 574793.000000 | 285371.000000 | 289422.000000 | 418894.000000 | 203059.000000 |
| 0 - 4 | 127953.000000 | 65896.000000 | 62057.000000 | 47883.000000 | 24746.000000 | 23137.000000 | 23739.000000 | 12217.000000 | 11522.000000 | 15654.000000 | 8147.000000 |
| 5 - 9 | 136134.000000 | 69716.000000 | 66418.000000 | 50005.000000 | 25877.000000 | 24128.000000 | 24303.000000 | 12455.000000 | 11848.000000 | 16003.000000 | 8244.000000 |
| 10 - 14 | 143109.000000 | 73335.000000 | 69774.000000 | 55344.000000 | 28656.000000 | 26688.000000 | 26658.000000 | 13861.000000 | 12797.000000 | 17805.000000 | 9119.000000 |
| 15 - 19 | 168641.000000 | 86728.000000 | 81913.000000 | 70365.000000 | 36332.000000 | 34033.000000 | 33487.000000 | 17237.000000 | 16250.000000 | 23247.000000 | 11899.000000 |
| 20 - 24 | 187266.000000 | 94775.000000 | 92491.000000 | 77662.000000 | 39771.000000 | 37891.000000 | 38769.000000 | 19844.000000 | 18925.000000 | 25510.000000 | 13034.000000 |
| 25 - 29 | 197951.000000 | 96831.000000 | 101120.000000 | 77273.000000 | 39126.000000 | 38147.000000 | 38452.000000 | 19562.000000 | 18890.000000 | 26054.000000 | 12959.000000 |
| 30 - 34 | 211777.000000 | 100938.000000 | 110839.000000 | 79021.000000 | 39579.000000 | 39442.000000 | 38745.000000 | 19365.000000 | 19380.000000 | 28605.000000 | 13772.000000 |
| 35 - 39 | 220671.000000 | 104242.000000 | 116429.000000 | 82387.000000 | 40574.000000 | 41813.000000 | 41177.000000 | 20403.000000 | 20774.000000 | 31980.000000 | 15359.000000 |
| 40 - 44 | 234287.000000 | 111298.000000 | 122989.000000 | 90491.000000 | 44769.000000 | 45722.000000 | 43882.000000 | 21652.000000 | 22230.000000 | 34304.000000 | 16517.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Hokkien) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Hokkien) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Hokkien) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Teochew) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Teochew) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Teochew) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Cantonese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Cantonese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Cantonese) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Hakka) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Hakka) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Hakka) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Hainanese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Hainanese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Hainanese) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Foochow) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Foochow) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Foochow) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Henghua) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Henghua) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Henghua) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Shanghainese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Shanghainese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Shanghainese) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Hockchia) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Hockchia) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Hockchia) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Other Chinese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Other Chinese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Other Chinese) Females | Numeric | No |