Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2010)
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Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 20 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (10 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-16.
Description
Census of Population 2010 counts of Singapore residents aged 15 and over by language literate in, residential status (citizen or permanent resident), and sex. Supports literacy and citizenship-structure research at the 2010 census benchmark. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/6753.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 04/11/2015 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2010 Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2010, Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/population/education-language-spoken-and-literacy/related-information). Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/6753
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Singapore Citizens) Total | (Singapore Citizens) Males | (Singapore Citizens) Females | (Permanent Residents) Total | (Permanent Residents) Males | (Permanent Residents) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3105748.000000 | 1517428.000000 | 1588321.000000 | 2656887.000000 | 1314132.000000 | 1342755.000000 | 448861.000000 | 203295.000000 | 245566.000000 |
| Not Literate | 128661.000000 | 29785.000000 | 98875.000000 | 125573.000000 | 29234.000000 | 96339.000000 | 3088.000000 | 551.000000 | 2536.000000 |
| Literate | 2977088.000000 | 1487642.000000 | 1489446.000000 | 2531315.000000 | 1284899.000000 | 1246416.000000 | 445773.000000 | 202744.000000 | 243030.000000 |
| One Language Only | 878214.000000 | 421914.000000 | 456300.000000 | 770444.000000 | 378078.000000 | 392366.000000 | 107770.000000 | 43836.000000 | 63934.000000 |
| Chinese Only | 485511.000000 | 217759.000000 | 267753.000000 | 431573.000000 | 198756.000000 | 232818.000000 | 53938.000000 | 19003.000000 | 34935.000000 |
| English Only | 329194.000000 | 185163.000000 | 144031.000000 | 285364.000000 | 162448.000000 | 122916.000000 | 43831.000000 | 22715.000000 | 21115.000000 |
| Malay Only | 47278.000000 | 14908.000000 | 32370.000000 | 42924.000000 | 14273.000000 | 28650.000000 | 4354.000000 | 634.000000 | 3719.000000 |
| Tamil Only | 10939.000000 | 3367.000000 | 7572.000000 | 8320.000000 | 2286.000000 | 6034.000000 | 2619.000000 | 1081.000000 | 1538.000000 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 5292.000000 | 717.000000 | 4575.000000 | 2263.000000 | 314.000000 | 1948.000000 | 3029.000000 | 402.000000 | 2626.000000 |
| Two Languages Only | 1896268.000000 | 966239.000000 | 930029.000000 | 1660748.000000 | 855779.000000 | 804968.000000 | 235520.000000 | 110460.000000 | 125060.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Females | Numeric | No |