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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 16/06/2021

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17428

Last updated 4 days ago (5 Sep 2026)

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverbyLanguageLiterateInResidentialStatusandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (19 rows, 2 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Singapore Citizens) Total
Numeric
(Singapore Citizens) Males
Numeric
(Singapore Citizens) Females
Numeric
(Permanent Residents) Total
Numeric
(Permanent Residents) Males
Numeric
(Permanent Residents) Females
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total345909316635601795534299895114661721532779460142197388262755
Not Literate99212242577495596591239057268626213522270
Literate335988116393031720578290236014422671460093457521197036260485
One Language Only8620984108144512847517393668383849011103594397666383
English Only362469205371157098315692182343133349467772302823749
Chinese Only438279187365250914384573168283216290537061908234624
Malay Only45753151313062141637143832725441167483367
Tamil Only96002325727574831542594121167831334
Non-Official Language Only599862253762354287206736443353309
Two Languages Only225954811177081141840201938810138621005526240160103847136314
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_0bbb3febc187b4a16b3dad6a8a923951"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0bbb3febc187b4a16b3dad6a8a923951/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)