Resident Population Aged 5 Years and Over by Language Most / Second Most Frequently Spoken at Home, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 39 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (10 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 CSV of resident population aged 5 and over by language most or second most frequently spoken at home, residential status (citizen or PR), and sex, from the Singapore Department of Statistics. Excludes non-speakers and certain household types. Supports contemporary home-language research in Singapore. Adapted from CT/17440.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude persons who were unable to speak, and those in one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17440
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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 | 3596284.000000 | 1750789.000000 | 1845495.000000 | 3152173.000000 | 1561655.000000 | 1590518.000000 | 444112.000000 | 189134.000000 | 254977.000000 |
| English | 1735242.000000 | 863020.000000 | 872222.000000 | 1569240.000000 | 786658.000000 | 782582.000000 | 166002.000000 | 76363.000000 | 89639.000000 |
| English Only | 229429.000000 | 124022.000000 | 105406.000000 | 196475.000000 | 106972.000000 | 89503.000000 | 32954.000000 | 17051.000000 | 15903.000000 |
| English & Mandarin | 973515.000000 | 479517.000000 | 493998.000000 | 922940.000000 | 457620.000000 | 465319.000000 | 50575.000000 | 21897.000000 | 28678.000000 |
| English & Chinese Dialect | 125507.000000 | 63830.000000 | 61676.000000 | 114496.000000 | 58648.000000 | 55848.000000 | 11011.000000 | 5183.000000 | 5829.000000 |
| English & Malay | 233779.000000 | 112825.000000 | 120954.000000 | 223806.000000 | 108702.000000 | 115104.000000 | 9973.000000 | 4122.000000 | 5850.000000 |
| English & Tamil | 88059.000000 | 43109.000000 | 44950.000000 | 74621.000000 | 36339.000000 | 38282.000000 | 13438.000000 | 6770.000000 | 6668.000000 |
| English & Other Indian Language | 44949.000000 | 21581.000000 | 23369.000000 | 23674.000000 | 11590.000000 | 12084.000000 | 21276.000000 | 9991.000000 | 11285.000000 |
| English & Other Language | 40004.000000 | 18135.000000 | 21869.000000 | 13229.000000 | 6787.000000 | 6443.000000 | 26775.000000 | 11349.000000 | 15426.000000 |
| Mandarin1/ | 1075172.000000 | 508837.000000 | 566335.000000 | 897169.000000 | 441009.000000 | 456160.000000 | 178004.000000 | 67829.000000 | 110175.000000 |
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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 |