Resident Households by Predominant Household Language and Age Group of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 13 records. Fields include Number, Total, Below 25 Years, 25 - 29 Years (14 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-06.
Description
Census of Population 2020 resident households by predominant household language and age group of the household reference person, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV format. Footnotes exclude one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. Supports language ecology, intergenerational household language patterns, and census household culture research in Singapore.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. Predominant household language refers to the language or dialect spoken by the majority of household members to other members (excluding domestic workers and unrelated persons), taking into account the reported language most frequently spoken and language second most frequently spoken (new in 2020) at home for each household member. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17523
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | Total | Below 25 Years | 25 - 29 Years | 30 - 34 Years | 35 - 39 Years | 40 - 44 Years | 45 - 49 Years | 50 - 54 Years | 55 - 59 Years | 60 - 64 Years | 65 - 69 Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1122876.000000 | 3771 | 23685.000000 | 73501.000000 | 108364.000000 | 125059.000000 | 143800.000000 | 143623.000000 | 150002.000000 | 133188.000000 | 100797.000000 |
| English | 450993.000000 | 1544 | 11321.000000 | 37057.000000 | 52335.000000 | 62295.000000 | 65635.000000 | 57776.000000 | 52704.000000 | 47771.000000 | 31925.000000 |
| Mandarin | 414782.000000 | 1181 | 7767.000000 | 25278.000000 | 37842.000000 | 42198.000000 | 50278.000000 | 54549.000000 | 60408.000000 | 53556.000000 | 41099.000000 |
| Chinese Dialects | 102954.000000 | 74 | 466.000000 | 1000.000000 | 2611.000000 | 4424.000000 | 8317.000000 | 9775.000000 | 12317.000000 | 13725.000000 | 15732.000000 |
| Hokkien | 50715.000000 | 44 | 202.000000 | 260.000000 | 896.000000 | 1919.000000 | 3736.000000 | 4913.000000 | 6399.000000 | 7306.000000 | 8688.000000 |
| Teochew | 19404.000000 | - | 26.000000 | 58.000000 | 279.000000 | 667.000000 | 1622.000000 | 1552.000000 | 2222.000000 | 2168.000000 | 3158.000000 |
| Cantonese | 27117.000000 | 29 | 198.000000 | 489.000000 | 1303.000000 | 1560.000000 | 2504.000000 | 2733.000000 | 2872.000000 | 3451.000000 | 3353.000000 |
| Other Chinese Dialects | 5719.000000 | - | 40.000000 | 193.000000 | 132.000000 | 278.000000 | 455.000000 | 577.000000 | 823.000000 | 799.000000 | 533.000000 |
| Malay | 105459.000000 | 782 | 3453.000000 | 7982.000000 | 10266.000000 | 8255.000000 | 10493.000000 | 13730.000000 | 18439.000000 | 14148.000000 | 9629.000000 |
| Indian Languages | 39479.000000 | 137 | 496.000000 | 1578.000000 | 4082.000000 | 6076.000000 | 7109.000000 | 6379.000000 | 5012.000000 | 3517.000000 | 2256.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| Below 25 Years | Text | No |
| 25 - 29 Years | Numeric | No |
| 30 - 34 Years | Numeric | No |
| 35 - 39 Years | Numeric | No |
| 40 - 44 Years | Numeric | No |
| 45 - 49 Years | Numeric | No |
| 50 - 54 Years | Numeric | No |
| 55 - 59 Years | Numeric | No |
| 60 - 64 Years | Numeric | No |
| 65 - 69 Years | Numeric | No |
| 70 - 74 Years | Numeric | No |
| 75 Years & Over | Numeric | No |