Resident Population Aged 5 Years and Over by Age Group and Language Most Frequently Spoken at Home (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 16 records. Fields include Thousands, Total, English, Mandarin (14 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts of residents aged 5 and over by age group and language most frequently spoken at home—including English, Mandarin, Chinese dialects, Malay, and Indian languages. Published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in thousands, the CSV informs language policy, education planning, and multicultural demographic research.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 16/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude persons who were unable to speak, and those in one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. For more information, please refer to the publication on 'General Household Survey 2015' (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/8437
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Data
| Thousands | Total | English | Mandarin | Chinese Dialects-Total | Chinese Dialects- Hokkien | Chinese Dialects- Teochew | Chinese Dialects- Cantonese | Chinese Dialects- Other Chinese Dialects | Malay | Indian Languages- Total | Indian Languages- Tamil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3530.500000 | 1303.000000 | 1231.900000 | 430.300000 | 205.300000 | 86.5 | 111.200000 | 27.4 | 378.700000 | 154.300000 | 117.100000 |
| 5 - 9 | 215.200000 | 128.200000 | 51.600000 | 1.300000 | 0.100000 | na | 1.000000 | 0.1 | 21.200000 | 11.000000 | 9.100000 |
| 10 - 14 | 222.800000 | 122.600000 | 59.200000 | 1.500000 | 0.400000 | 0.2 | 0.900000 | na | 26.000000 | 11.700000 | 9.400000 |
| 15 - 19 | 253.900000 | 124.800000 | 81.100000 | 2.700000 | 0.700000 | 0.1 | 1.500000 | 0.3 | 34.600000 | 8.200000 | 6.700000 |
| 20 - 24 | 254.700000 | 112.500000 | 93.600000 | 4.000000 | 1.600000 | 0.3 | 1.600000 | 0.4 | 36.800000 | 6.500000 | 5.400000 |
| 25 - 29 | 237.700000 | 89.600000 | 98.700000 | 7.900000 | 3.100000 | 1 | 3.000000 | 0.9 | 32.900000 | 7.300000 | 6.100000 |
| 30 - 34 | 261.900000 | 93.800000 | 109.100000 | 12.900000 | 5.500000 | 1.9 | 4.400000 | 1.1 | 26.700000 | 16.100000 | 10.900000 |
| 35 - 39 | 286.100000 | 107.200000 | 111.500000 | 21.600000 | 8.500000 | 3.5 | 7.800000 | 1.7 | 20.500000 | 20.500000 | 13.600000 |
| 40 - 44 | 297.900000 | 110.300000 | 111.200000 | 30.100000 | 13.600000 | 5.7 | 9.000000 | 1.8 | 21.100000 | 19.400000 | 13.600000 |
| 45 - 49 | 283.100000 | 98.700000 | 105.400000 | 31.900000 | 15.300000 | 5.3 | 8.800000 | 2.4 | 29.700000 | 13.400000 | 9.300000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| English | Numeric | No |
| Mandarin | Numeric | No |
| Chinese Dialects-Total | Numeric | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Hokkien | Numeric | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Teochew | Text | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Cantonese | Numeric | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Other Chinese Dialects | Text | No |
| Malay | Numeric | No |
| Indian Languages- Total | Numeric | No |
| Indian Languages- Tamil | Numeric | No |
| Indian Languages- Other Indian Languages | Numeric | No |
| Others | Numeric | No |