Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 19 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (10 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 counts of residents aged 15 and over literate in selected languages, classified by residential status (citizens versus permanent residents) and sex. SingStat CSV supports multilingualism research, integration studies, and demographic analysis of language competencies in Singapore’s resident population.
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/17428
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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 | 3459093.000000 | 1663560.000000 | 1795534.000000 | 2998951.000000 | 1466172.000000 | 1532779.000000 | 460142.000000 | 197388.000000 | 262755.000000 |
| Not Literate | 99212.000000 | 24257.000000 | 74955.000000 | 96591.000000 | 23905.000000 | 72686.000000 | 2621.000000 | 352.000000 | 2270.000000 |
| Literate | 3359881.000000 | 1639303.000000 | 1720578.000000 | 2902360.000000 | 1442267.000000 | 1460093.000000 | 457521.000000 | 197036.000000 | 260485.000000 |
| One Language Only | 862098.000000 | 410814.000000 | 451284.000000 | 751739.000000 | 366838.000000 | 384901.000000 | 110359.000000 | 43976.000000 | 66383.000000 |
| English Only | 362469.000000 | 205371.000000 | 157098.000000 | 315692.000000 | 182343.000000 | 133349.000000 | 46777.000000 | 23028.000000 | 23749.000000 |
| Chinese Only | 438279.000000 | 187365.000000 | 250914.000000 | 384573.000000 | 168283.000000 | 216290.000000 | 53706.000000 | 19082.000000 | 34624.000000 |
| Malay Only | 45753.000000 | 15131.000000 | 30621.000000 | 41637.000000 | 14383.000000 | 27254.000000 | 4116.000000 | 748.000000 | 3367.000000 |
| Tamil Only | 9600.000000 | 2325.000000 | 7275.000000 | 7483.000000 | 1542.000000 | 5941.000000 | 2116.000000 | 783.000000 | 1334.000000 |
| Non-Official Language Only | 5998.000000 | 622.000000 | 5376.000000 | 2354.000000 | 287.000000 | 2067.000000 | 3644.000000 | 335.000000 | 3309.000000 |
| Two Languages Only | 2259548.000000 | 1117708.000000 | 1141840.000000 | 2019388.000000 | 1013862.000000 | 1005526.000000 | 240160.000000 | 103847.000000 | 136314.000000 |
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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 |