Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Place of Birth and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
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Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 19 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (34 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 table on Singapore residents aged 15 and over classified by languages literate in, place of birth (Singapore, Malaysia, and other origins), and sex. The Singapore Department of Statistics CSV supports multilingual literacy research, migration background analysis, and demographic benchmarking at the decennial census. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17430.
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/17430
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- 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 | (Singapore) Total | (Singapore) Males | (Singapore) Females | (Malaysia) Total | (Malaysia) Males | (Malaysia) Females | (Mainland China) Total | (Mainland China) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3459093.000000 | 1663560.000000 | 1795534.000000 | 2600845.000000 | 1302326.000000 | 1298520.000000 | 410664.000000 | 174259 | 236404.000000 | 165204 | 60851 |
| Not Literate | 99212.000000 | 24257.000000 | 74955.000000 | 78651.000000 | 21755.000000 | 56895.000000 | 10079.000000 | 1653 | 8426.000000 | 6515 | 627 |
| Literate | 3359881.000000 | 1639303.000000 | 1720578.000000 | 2522194.000000 | 1280570.000000 | 1241624.000000 | 400585.000000 | 172606 | 227978.000000 | 158689 | 60224 |
| One Language Only | 862098.000000 | 410814.000000 | 451284.000000 | 615572.000000 | 320901.000000 | 294671.000000 | 119167.000000 | 44174 | 74994.000000 | 55319 | 17004 |
| English Only | 362469.000000 | 205371.000000 | 157098.000000 | 286315.000000 | 167819.000000 | 118496.000000 | 25917.000000 | 12558 | 13359.000000 | 1442 | 621 |
| Chinese Only | 438279.000000 | 187365.000000 | 250914.000000 | 289452.000000 | 138969.000000 | 150483.000000 | 85461.000000 | 29656 | 55805.000000 | 53841 | 16372 |
| Malay Only | 45753.000000 | 15131.000000 | 30621.000000 | 35868.000000 | 13173.000000 | 22695.000000 | 6354.000000 | 1723 | 4631.000000 | 5 | 5 |
| Tamil Only | 9600.000000 | 2325.000000 | 7275.000000 | 3430.000000 | 816.000000 | 2614.000000 | 1325.000000 | 237 | 1088.000000 | - | - |
| Non-Official Language Only | 5998.000000 | 622.000000 | 5376.000000 | 506.000000 | 124.000000 | 383.000000 | 111.000000 | - | 111.000000 | 30 | 6 |
| Two Languages Only | 2259548.000000 | 1117708.000000 | 1141840.000000 | 1825404.000000 | 920336.000000 | 905068.000000 | 165935.000000 | 76725 | 89210.000000 | 100648 | 42163 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Malaysia) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Malaysia) Males | Text | No |
| (Malaysia) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Mainland China) Total | Text | No |
| (Mainland China) Males | Text | No |
| (Mainland China) Females | Text | No |
| (India) Total | Numeric | No |
| (India) Males | Numeric | No |
| (India) Females | Text | No |
| (Indonesia) Total | Text | No |
| (Indonesia) Males | Text | No |
| (Indonesia) Females | Text | No |
| (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Males | Text | No |
| (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Europe) Total | Text | No |
| (Europe) Males | Text | No |
| (Europe) Females | Text | No |
| (USA and Canada) Total | Text | No |
| (USA and Canada) Males | Text | No |
| (USA and Canada) Females | Text | No |
| (Australia and New Zealand) Total | Text | No |
| (Australia and New Zealand) Males | Text | No |
| (Australia and New Zealand) Females | Text | No |
| (Others) Total | Text | No |
| (Others) Males | Text | No |
| (Others) Females | Text | No |