Number Of Drug Abusers By Ethnic Group, Annual
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 10 records. Fields include Data Series, 2025, 2024, 2023 (24 columns in total). Covers 2003-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Last updated 2026-09-08.
Description
Annual counts of drug abusers in Singapore by ethnic group from 2003 through 2025, sourced from the Central Narcotics Bureau via SingStat. Public-health and social-policy analysts track drug-abuse trends across ethnic groups. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M891531.
Official description
Source: CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU Data Last Updated: 13/04/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M891531
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2003-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 10
- Columns
- 24
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Drug Abusers | 3208.000000 | 3175.000000 | 3122.000000 | 2826.000000 | 2729.000000 | 3056.000000 | 3526.000000 | 3439.000000 | 3091.000000 | 3265.000000 | 3343.000000 |
| Chinese | 925.000000 | 958.000000 | 940.000000 | 915.000000 | 904.000000 | 970.000000 | 1066.000000 | 975.000000 | 934.000000 | 935.000000 | 994.000000 |
| Indian | 546.000000 | 553.000000 | 585.000000 | 508.000000 | 475.000000 | 513.000000 | 605.000000 | 607.000000 | 465.000000 | 521.000000 | 522.000000 |
| Malay | 1638.000000 | 1577.000000 | 1488.000000 | 1318.000000 | 1282.000000 | 1510.000000 | 1743.000000 | 1760.000000 | 1618.000000 | 1713.000000 | 1738.000000 |
| Others | 99.000000 | 87.000000 | 109.000000 | 85.000000 | 68.000000 | 63.000000 | 112.000000 | 97.000000 | 74.000000 | 96.000000 | 89.000000 |
| New Drug Abusers | 1165.000000 | 996.000000 | 952.000000 | 802.000000 | 936.000000 | 1151.000000 | 1460.000000 | 1364.000000 | 1249.000000 | 1348.000000 | 1309.000000 |
| Chinese | 410.000000 | 390.000000 | 373.000000 | 346.000000 | 388.000000 | 399.000000 | 494.000000 | 404.000000 | 401.000000 | 377.000000 | 388.000000 |
| Indian | 178.000000 | 140.000000 | 173.000000 | 129.000000 | 150.000000 | 189.000000 | 219.000000 | 233.000000 | 169.000000 | 189.000000 | 200.000000 |
| Malay | 524.000000 | 436.000000 | 356.000000 | 291.000000 | 366.000000 | 538.000000 | 689.000000 | 672.000000 | 632.000000 | 729.000000 | 678.000000 |
| Others | 53.000000 | 30.000000 | 50.000000 | 36.000000 | 32.000000 | 25.000000 | 58.000000 | 55.000000 | 47.000000 | 53.000000 | 43.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |
| 2010 | Numeric | No |
| 2009 | Numeric | No |
| 2008 | Numeric | No |
| 2007 | Numeric | No |
| 2006 | Numeric | No |
| 2005 | Numeric | No |
| 2004 | Numeric | No |
| 2003 | Numeric | No |