Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 19 records. Fields include Number, [Total] (Total) Total, [Total] (Total) Males, [Total] (Total) Females (136 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 detailed tabulation of resident population aged 15 and over by language literate in, age group, sex, and ethnic group, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV. Supports multilingual education outcomes, ethnic literacy profiles, and fine-grained demographic research from the 2020 census.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17426
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | [Total] (Total) Total | [Total] (Total) Males | [Total] (Total) Females | [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Total | [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males | [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females | [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total | [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males | [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females | [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Total | [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3459093.000000 | 1663560.000000 | 1795534.000000 | 458811.000000 | 235320.000000 | 223491.000000 | 585602.000000 | 283524.000000 | 302078.000000 | 597228.000000 | 278689.000000 |
| Not Literate | 99212.000000 | 24257.000000 | 74955.000000 | 1256.000000 | 780.000000 | 476.000000 | 1684.000000 | 878.000000 | 805.000000 | 1885.000000 | 875.000000 |
| Literate | 3359881.000000 | 1639303.000000 | 1720578.000000 | 457555.000000 | 234540.000000 | 223015.000000 | 583918.000000 | 282646.000000 | 301272.000000 | 595343.000000 | 277814.000000 |
| One Language Only | 862098.000000 | 410814.000000 | 451284.000000 | 44304.000000 | 29513.000000 | 14791.000000 | 56912.000000 | 31314.000000 | 25598.000000 | 75949.000000 | 32342.000000 |
| English Only | 362469.000000 | 205371.000000 | 157098.000000 | 42452.000000 | 28548.000000 | 13904.000000 | 46454.000000 | 28104.000000 | 18350.000000 | 49100.000000 | 25252.000000 |
| Chinese Only | 438279.000000 | 187365.000000 | 250914.000000 | 1227.000000 | 672.000000 | 555.000000 | 8325.000000 | 2577.000000 | 5748.000000 | 22124.000000 | 6186.000000 |
| Malay Only | 45753.000000 | 15131.000000 | 30621.000000 | 390.000000 | 220.000000 | 169.000000 | 1087.000000 | 562.000000 | 525.000000 | 2323.000000 | 635.000000 |
| Tamil Only | 9600.000000 | 2325.000000 | 7275.000000 | 116.000000 | 28.000000 | 89.000000 | 264.000000 | 54.000000 | 210.000000 | 874.000000 | 202.000000 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 5998.000000 | 622.000000 | 5376.000000 | 120.000000 | 46.000000 | 74.000000 | 782.000000 | 17.000000 | 765.000000 | 1529.000000 | 68.000000 |
| Two Languages Only | 2259548.000000 | 1117708.000000 | 1141840.000000 | 390695.000000 | 196874.000000 | 193821.000000 | 469232.000000 | 227657.000000 | 241575.000000 | 450271.000000 | 215026.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| [Total] (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (35 - 44 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (45 - 54 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (45 - 54 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (45 - 54 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (55 - 64 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (55 - 64 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (55 - 64 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (65 - 74 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (65 - 74 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (65 - 74 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (75 - 84 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (75 - 84 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (75 - 84 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (85 Years & Over) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (85 Years & Over) Males | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (85 Years & Over) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (65 - 74 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (65 - 74 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (65 - 74 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Chinese] (75 - 84 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (75 - 84 Years) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (75 - 84 Years) Females | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (85 Years & Over) Total | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (85 Years & Over) Males | Text | No |
| [Chinese] (85 Years & Over) Females | Text | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Males | Text | No |
| [Malays] (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| [Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Total | Text | No |
| [Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Males | Text | No |
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