Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Most Frequently Spoken at Home, Economic Status and Sex (Census of Population 2000)
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Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 13 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-15.
Description
Singapore Census of Population 2000 table on residents aged 15 and over by language most frequently spoken at home, economic status, and sex. Counts distinguish economically active (working and unemployed) and inactive populations by gender. Sociolinguistic and labour researchers link home language to workforce status; one-person and unrelated households and non-speakers are excluded. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/5958.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 28/09/2015 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2000 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude persons who were unable to speak, and those in one-person households and households comprising unrelated persons. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2000, Statistical Release 2: 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/5958
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Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Economically Active - Total) Total | (Economically Active - Total) Males | (Economically Active - Total) Females | (Economically Active - Working) Total | (Economically Active - Working) Males | (Economically Active - Working) Females | (Economically Active - Unemployed) Total | (Economically Active - Unemployed) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2395061.000000 | 1178059.000000 | 1217002.000000 | 1504511.000000 | 900437.000000 | 604075.000000 | 1416102.000000 | 851685.000000 | 564417.000000 | 88410.000000 | 48752.000000 |
| English | 508756.000000 | 252712.000000 | 256044.000000 | 368143.000000 | 205267.000000 | 162876.000000 | 352341.000000 | 197404.000000 | 154938.000000 | 15802.000000 | 7863.000000 |
| Mandarin | 801668.000000 | 384558.000000 | 417110.000000 | 522874.000000 | 301220.000000 | 221654.000000 | 496478.000000 | 288400.000000 | 208078.000000 | 26396.000000 | 12820.000000 |
| Chinese Dialects | 672291.000000 | 336522.000000 | 335769.000000 | 375535.000000 | 237949.000000 | 137586.000000 | 347221.000000 | 219345.000000 | 127876.000000 | 28314.000000 | 18604.000000 |
| Hokkien | 323281.000000 | 168600.000000 | 154681.000000 | 187093.000000 | 122966.000000 | 64127.000000 | 171608.000000 | 112391.000000 | 59217.000000 | 15486.000000 | 10575.000000 |
| Teochew | 139112.000000 | 68333.000000 | 70778.000000 | 74161.000000 | 47460.000000 | 26701.000000 | 69214.000000 | 44291.000000 | 24923.000000 | 4946.000000 | 3169.000000 |
| Cantonese | 158208.000000 | 74648.000000 | 83560.000000 | 89596.000000 | 52154.000000 | 37442.000000 | 83575.000000 | 48540.000000 | 35035.000000 | 6021.000000 | 3614.000000 |
| Other Chinese Dialects | 51691.000000 | 24940.000000 | 26750.000000 | 24685.000000 | 15369.000000 | 9316.000000 | 22823.000000 | 14123.000000 | 8701.000000 | 1862.000000 | 1246.000000 |
| Malay | 312924.000000 | 155192.000000 | 157732.000000 | 178143.000000 | 117132.000000 | 61011.000000 | 164616.000000 | 109546.000000 | 55071.000000 | 13527.000000 | 7586.000000 |
| Indian Languages | 93258.000000 | 46154.000000 | 47104.000000 | 56201.000000 | 36535.000000 | 19665.000000 | 52043.000000 | 34725.000000 | 17318.000000 | 4158.000000 | 1810.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Working) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Working) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Working) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Unemployed) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Unemployed) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Active - Unemployed) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Inactive) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Inactive) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Economically Inactive) Females | Numeric | No |