Resident Population Aged 5 Years and Over by Language Most / Second Most Frequently Spoken at Home, Type of Dwelling and Ethnic Group (All Ethnic Groups) (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 39 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, [Total] (HDB Dwellings) Total, [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 1- and 2-Room Flats3/ (10 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-05.
Description
Census of Population 2020 counts of Singapore residents aged 5 and over by language most or second most frequently spoken at home, cross-tabulated with dwelling type (HDB flat sizes, condominiums, landed, others) for all ethnic groups. Demographers study how home-language use varies across housing types. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17441.
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/17441
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Data
| Number | (Total) Total | [Total] (HDB Dwellings) Total | [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 1- and 2-Room Flats3/ | [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 3-Room Flats | [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 4-Room Flats | [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 5-Room and Executive Flats | (Total) Condominium and Other Apartments | (Total) Landed Properties | (Total) Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3596284.000000 | 2814325.000000 | 128441.000000 | 484887.000000 | 1211742.000000 | 989255.000000 | 540948.000000 | 235640.000000 | 5371 |
| English | 1735242.000000 | 1184781.000000 | 38902.000000 | 151992.000000 | 469756.000000 | 524131.000000 | 376298.000000 | 172018.000000 | 2145 |
| English Only | 229429.000000 | 129945.000000 | 4463.000000 | 18386.000000 | 47023.000000 | 60073.000000 | 62548.000000 | 36588.000000 | 348 |
| English & Mandarin | 973515.000000 | 639983.000000 | 9111.000000 | 70019.000000 | 259592.000000 | 301260.000000 | 232556.000000 | 99471.000000 | 1505 |
| English & Chinese Dialect | 125507.000000 | 78147.000000 | 2037.000000 | 10392.000000 | 27023.000000 | 38694.000000 | 27887.000000 | 19398.000000 | 75 |
| English & Malay | 233779.000000 | 212055.000000 | 19274.000000 | 33207.000000 | 84337.000000 | 75237.000000 | 14923.000000 | 6686.000000 | 114 |
| English & Tamil | 88059.000000 | 75343.000000 | 3356.000000 | 12068.000000 | 30326.000000 | 29593.000000 | 8581.000000 | 4113.000000 | 22 |
| English & Other Indian Language | 44949.000000 | 23872.000000 | 134.000000 | 3127.000000 | 10053.000000 | 10558.000000 | 17806.000000 | 3272.000000 | - |
| English & Other Language | 40004.000000 | 25436.000000 | 526.000000 | 4793.000000 | 11402.000000 | 8716.000000 | 11997.000000 | 2491.000000 | 80 |
| Mandarin1/ | 1075172.000000 | 907831.000000 | 22741.000000 | 161494.000000 | 434915.000000 | 288681.000000 | 119370.000000 | 45678.000000 | 2293 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (HDB Dwellings) Total | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 1- and 2-Room Flats3/ | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 3-Room Flats | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 4-Room Flats | Numeric | No |
| [Total] (HDB Dwellings) 5-Room and Executive Flats | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Condominium and Other Apartments | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Landed Properties | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Others | Text | No |