Employed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Ethnic Group, Employment Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 5 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-06.
Description
Census of Population 2020 employment table for residents aged 15 and over by ethnic group, employment status (employer, own-account worker, employee, contributing family worker), and sex. Published in CSV by the Singapore Department of Statistics. Labour economists study self-employment, ethnic labour market patterns, and gender gaps across employment types.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17549
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- Columns
- 16
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Employers) Total | (Employers) Males | (Employers) Females | (Own Account Workers) Total | (Own Account Workers) Males | (Own Account Workers) Females | (Employees) Total | (Employees) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2208358.000000 | 1178431.000000 | 1029927.000000 | 102846.000000 | 71899.000000 | 30946.000000 | 206755.000000 | 144759.000000 | 61996.000000 | 1891293.000000 | 959065.000000 |
| Chinese | 1682947.000000 | 876157.000000 | 806791.000000 | 87417.000000 | 61106.000000 | 26311.000000 | 169266.000000 | 117178.000000 | 52088.000000 | 1420433.000000 | 695721.000000 |
| Malays | 266642.000000 | 154040.000000 | 112602.000000 | 2449.000000 | 1438.000000 | 1011.000000 | 19806.000000 | 15974.000000 | 3833.000000 | 243578.000000 | 136261.000000 |
| Indians | 189780.000000 | 112083.000000 | 77697.000000 | 8979.000000 | 6603.000000 | 2376.000000 | 12525.000000 | 8893.000000 | 3631.000000 | 167704.000000 | 96415.000000 |
| Others | 68989.000000 | 36152.000000 | 32837.000000 | 4001.000000 | 2752.000000 | 1248.000000 | 5157.000000 | 2713.000000 | 2444.000000 | 59578.000000 | 30668.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Employers) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Employers) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Employers) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Own Account Workers) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Own Account Workers) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Own Account Workers) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Employees) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Employees) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Employees) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Contributing Family Workers) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Contributing Family Workers) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Contributing Family Workers) Females | Numeric | No |