Resident Population Aged 5 Years and Over Born Outside Singapore by Language Most Frequently Spoken at Home, Year of First Arrival and Sex (Census of Population 2000)
Description
Census of Population 2000 table of residents aged 5 and over born outside Singapore by language most frequently spoken at home, year of first arrival, and sex, excluding non-speakers and one-person or unrelated-only households. Language and migration researchers use the Department of Statistics CSV with the linked Census Release 2. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/5955.
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/5955
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- Columns
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Before 1941) Total | (Before 1941) Males | (Before 1941) Females | (1941 - 1950) Total | (1941 - 1950) Males | (1941 - 1950) Females | (1951 - 1960) Total | (1951 - 1960) Males | (1951 - 1960) Females | (1961 - 1970) Total | (1961 - 1970) Males | (1961 - 1970) Females | (1971 - 1980) Total | (1971 - 1980) Males | (1971 - 1980) Females | (1981 - 1990) Total | (1981 - 1990) Males | (1981 - 1990) Females | (1991 - 2000) Total | (1991 - 2000) Males | (1991 - 2000) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 521569.000000 | 228602.000000 | 292967.000000 | 47203.000000 | 21842.000000 | 25361.000000 | 56466.000000 | 28142.000000 | 28324.000000 | 75688.000000 | 35125.000000 | 40563.000000 | 51776.000000 | 21200.000000 | 30576.000000 | 62687.000000 | 27813.000000 | 34874.000000 | 89784.000000 | 37423.000000 | 52361.000000 | 137965.000000 | 57056.000000 | 80909.000000 |
| English | 87640.000000 | 44191.000000 | 43449.000000 | 2121.000000 | 1188.000000 | 933.000000 | 5215.000000 | 3023.000000 | 2192.000000 | 8738.000000 | 4914.000000 | 3824.000000 | 8609.000000 | 4197.000000 | 4412.000000 | 13459.000000 | 7460.000000 | 6000.000000 | 22440.000000 | 11061.000000 | 11379.000000 | 27057.000000 | 12349.000000 | 14708.000000 |
| Mandarin | 191143.000000 | 80299.000000 | 110844.000000 | 3944.000000 | 2206.000000 | 1738.000000 | 9387.000000 | 5358.000000 | 4029.000000 | 20127.000000 | 10627.000000 | 9501.000000 | 18975.000000 | 8141.000000 | 10834.000000 | 31809.000000 | 13659.000000 | 18149.000000 | 45116.000000 | 16884.000000 | 28232.000000 | 61785.000000 | 23423.000000 | 38362.000000 |
| Chinese Dialects | 155241.000000 | 63457.000000 | 91784.000000 | 35519.000000 | 15338.000000 | 20181.000000 | 29836.000000 | 13391.000000 | 16445.000000 | 28569.000000 | 10366.000000 | 18203.000000 | 14357.000000 | 4936.000000 | 9420.000000 | 10736.000000 | 4182.000000 | 6554.000000 | 13259.000000 | 5834.000000 | 7424.000000 | 22965.000000 | 9409.000000 | 13557.000000 |
| Hokkien | 49826.000000 | 20392.000000 | 29434.000000 | 10642.000000 | 4526.000000 | 6116.000000 | 9996.000000 | 4837.000000 | 5158.000000 | 9853.000000 | 4078.000000 | 5775.000000 | 5587.000000 | 2017.000000 | 3570.000000 | 4457.000000 | 1607.000000 | 2850.000000 | 4040.000000 | 1597.000000 | 2443.000000 | 5253.000000 | 1731.000000 | 3522.000000 |
| Teochew | 29014.000000 | 11226.000000 | 17788.000000 | 9142.000000 | 3907.000000 | 5234.000000 | 7594.000000 | 3398.000000 | 4196.000000 | 6692.000000 | 2383.000000 | 4309.000000 | 2336.000000 | 815.000000 | 1522.000000 | 1216.000000 | 326.000000 | 890.000000 | 948.000000 | 267.000000 | 681.000000 | 1088.000000 | 132.000000 | 956.000000 |
| Cantonese | 51425.000000 | 21509.000000 | 29916.000000 | 9100.000000 | 3484.000000 | 5617.000000 | 6427.000000 | 2581.000000 | 3845.000000 | 6257.000000 | 2226.000000 | 4031.000000 | 4513.000000 | 1531.000000 | 2982.000000 | 4079.000000 | 1828.000000 | 2251.000000 | 7237.000000 | 3515.000000 | 3722.000000 | 13813.000000 | 6344.000000 | 7469.000000 |
| Other Chinese Dialects | 24975.000000 | 10329.000000 | 14646.000000 | 6635.000000 | 3420.000000 | 3215.000000 | 5820.000000 | 2575.000000 | 3245.000000 | 5768.000000 | 1680.000000 | 4088.000000 | 1921.000000 | 574.000000 | 1347.000000 | 985.000000 | 421.000000 | 563.000000 | 1035.000000 | 456.000000 | 579.000000 | 2812.000000 | 1202.000000 | 1610.000000 |
| Malay | 36301.000000 | 15662.000000 | 20639.000000 | 3643.000000 | 1943.000000 | 1700.000000 | 7898.000000 | 4104.000000 | 3794.000000 | 10795.000000 | 4988.000000 | 5807.000000 | 5427.000000 | 2114.000000 | 3313.000000 | 2695.000000 | 968.000000 | 1727.000000 | 2149.000000 | 627.000000 | 1522.000000 | 3693.000000 | 918.000000 | 2775.000000 |
| Indian Languages | 46889.000000 | 23107.000000 | 23782.000000 | 1893.000000 | 1119.000000 | 774.000000 | 4011.000000 | 2235.000000 | 1777.000000 | 7322.000000 | 4188.000000 | 3133.000000 | 4247.000000 | 1732.000000 | 2515.000000 | 3602.000000 | 1356.000000 | 2246.000000 | 5733.000000 | 2571.000000 | 3162.000000 | 20080.000000 | 9905.000000 | 10175.000000 |
| Tamil | 32940.000000 | 16765.000000 | 16175.000000 | 1540.000000 | 935.000000 | 605.000000 | 3088.000000 | 1831.000000 | 1257.000000 | 5691.000000 | 3447.000000 | 2244.000000 | 3429.000000 | 1547.000000 | 1882.000000 | 2708.000000 | 1032.000000 | 1676.000000 | 4145.000000 | 1876.000000 | 2268.000000 | 12339.000000 | 6097.000000 | 6242.000000 |
| Other Indian Languages | 13949.000000 | 6342.000000 | 7607.000000 | 353.000000 | 184.000000 | 169.000000 | 923.000000 | 404.000000 | 520.000000 | 1631.000000 | 742.000000 | 890.000000 | 819.000000 | 186.000000 | 633.000000 | 894.000000 | 324.000000 | 569.000000 | 1589.000000 | 695.000000 | 893.000000 | 7741.000000 | 3807.000000 | 3933.000000 |
| Others | 4356.000000 | 1886.000000 | 2470.000000 | 82.000000 | 48.000000 | 33.000000 | 119.000000 | 31.000000 | 88.000000 | 136.000000 | 41.000000 | 96.000000 | 161.000000 | 80.000000 | 81.000000 | 386.000000 | 188.000000 | 198.000000 | 1087.000000 | 445.000000 | 642.000000 | 2385.000000 | 1053.000000 | 1332.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Before 1941) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Before 1941) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Before 1941) Females | Numeric | No |
| (1941 - 1950) Total | Numeric | No |
| (1941 - 1950) Males | Numeric | No |
| (1941 - 1950) Females | Numeric | No |
| (1951 - 1960) Total | Numeric | No |
| (1951 - 1960) Males | Numeric | No |
| (1951 - 1960) Females | Numeric | No |
| (1961 - 1970) Total | Numeric | No |
| (1961 - 1970) Males | Numeric | No |
| (1961 - 1970) Females | Numeric | No |
| (1971 - 1980) Total | Numeric | No |
| (1971 - 1980) Males | Numeric | No |
| (1971 - 1980) Females | Numeric | No |
| (1981 - 1990) Total | Numeric | No |
| (1981 - 1990) Males | Numeric | No |
| (1981 - 1990) Females | Numeric | No |
| (1991 - 2000) Total | Numeric | No |
| (1991 - 2000) Males | Numeric | No |
| (1991 - 2000) Females | Numeric | No |