Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2010)

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Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2010)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Survey period: Census of Population 2010

Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the publication on 'Singapore Census of Population 2010, Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, 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/6750

Last updated 04 Nov 2015

Updated every 10 years

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ResidentPopulationAged15YearsandOverbyLanguageLiterateInAgeGroupSexandEthnicGroupCensusofPopulation2010.csv (20 rows, 21 KB)

Number Text	[Total] (Total) Total Numeric	[Total] (Total) Males Numeric	[Total] (Total) Females Numeric	[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (35 - 44 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (35 - 44 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (35 - 44 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (45 - 54 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (45 - 54 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (45 - 54 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (55 - 64 Years) Total Numeric	[Total] (55 - 64 Years) Males Numeric	[Total] (55 - 64 Years) Females Numeric	[Total] (65 - 74 Years) Total Text	[Total] (65 - 74 Years) Males Text	[Total] (65 - 74 Years) Females Text	[Total] (75 - 84 Years) Total Text	[Total] (75 - 84 Years) Males Text	[Total] (75 - 84 Years) Females Text	[Total] (85 Years & Over) Total Text	[Total] (85 Years & Over) Males Text	[Total] (85 Years & Over) Females Text	[Chinese] (Total) Total Numeric	[Chinese] (Total) Males Numeric	[Chinese] (Total) Females Numeric	[Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (25 - 34 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (35 - 44 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Total Numeric	[Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (65 - 74 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (65 - 74 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (65 - 74 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (75 - 84 Years) Total Text	[Chinese] (75 - 84 Years) Males Text	[Chinese] (75 - 84 Years) Females Text	[Chinese] (85 Years & Over) Total Text	[Chinese] (85 Years & Over) Males Text	[Chinese] (85 Years & Over) Females Text	[Malays] (Total) Total Text	[Malays] (Total) Males Text	[Malays] (Total) Females Text	[Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (25 - 34 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (35 - 44 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (65 - 74 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (65 - 74 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (65 - 74 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (75 - 84 Years) Total Text	[Malays] (75 - 84 Years) Males Text	[Malays] (75 - 84 Years) Females Text	[Malays] (85 Years & Over) Total Text	[Malays] (85 Years & Over) Males Text	[Malays] (85 Years & Over) Females Text	[Indians] (Total) Total Numeric	[Indians] (Total) Males Numeric	[Indians] (Total) Females Numeric	[Indians] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (25 - 34 Years) Total Numeric	[Indians] (25 - 34 Years) Males Numeric	[Indians] (25 - 34 Years) Females Numeric	[Indians] (35 - 44 Years) Total Numeric	[Indians] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (35 - 44 Years) Females Numeric	[Indians] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (55 - 64 Years) Total Numeric	[Indians] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (55 - 64 Years) Females Numeric	[Indians] (65 - 74 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (65 - 74 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (65 - 74 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (75 - 84 Years) Total Text	[Indians] (75 - 84 Years) Males Text	[Indians] (75 - 84 Years) Females Text	[Indians] (85 Years & Over) Total Text	[Indians] (85 Years & Over) Males Text	[Indians] (85 Years & Over) Females Text	[Others] (Total) Total Text	[Others] (Total) Males Text	[Others] (Total) Females Text	[Others] (15 - 24 Years) Total Text	[Others] (15 - 24 Years) Males Text	[Others] (15 - 24 Years) Females Text	[Others] (25 - 34 Years) Total Text	[Others] (25 - 34 Years) Males Text	[Others] (25 - 34 Years) Females Text	[Others] (35 - 44 Years) Total Text	[Others] (35 - 44 Years) Males Text	[Others] (35 - 44 Years) Females Text	[Others] (45 - 54 Years) Total Text	[Others] (45 - 54 Years) Males Text	[Others] (45 - 54 Years) Females Text	[Others] (55 - 64 Years) Total Text	[Others] (55 - 64 Years) Males Text	[Others] (55 - 64 Years) Females Text	[Others] (65 - 74 Years) Total Text	[Others] (65 - 74 Years) Males Text	[Others] (65 - 74 Years) Females Text	[Others] (75 - 84 Years) Total Text	[Others] (75 - 84 Years) Males Text	[Others] (75 - 84 Years) Females Text	[Others] (85 Years & Over) Total Text	[Others] (85 Years & Over) Males Text	[Others] (85 Years & Over) Females Text
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Total	3105748	1517428	1588321	513346	264775	248571	553118	264380	288738	622228	301510	320718	623643	311385	312258	449345	223837	225508	208943	98841	110102	107055	43676	63379	28071	9024	19047	2349505	1141990	1207514	364713	189239	175474	396336	191159	205177	454690	215793	238897	476758	236690	240068	367303	182871	184432	176056	83192	92864	89069	35630	53439	24581	7417	17164	386968	188345	198623	95064	49550	45515	65621	31589	34031	67536	31466	36070	81386	39847	41539	46507	22034	24472	18495	8559	9936	10313	4361	5952	2046	938	1108	265223	137238	127985	42248	20878	21370	63495	30104	33391	64856	37398	27457	47392	25229	22164	28107	14449	13658	11663	5549	6114	6354	3083	3271	1108	548	561	104053	49855	54198	11321	5109	6213	27666	11528	16139	35146	16853	18293	18107	9619	8488	7429	4482	2946	2729	1541	1188	1319	601	717	335	121	214
Not Literate	128661	29785	98875	1273	694	580	1755	860	895	4450	2168	2282	14091	6085	8005	23563	6324	17239	34098	6197	27902	36273	5774	30498	13158	1682	11475	111768	26425	85343	851	448	403	1191	684	506	3414	1839	1575	11326	5327	6000	20171	5645	14525	30349	5726	24623	32283	5275	27008	12184	1481	10703	11213	2103	9109	255	163	92	295	126	169	611	215	395	1516	402	1115	2159	396	1763	2696	344	2353	2948	306	2642	733	152	581	5134	1200	3934	120	83	37	120	44	76	287	108	179	1178	344	834	1194	276	918	1033	121	912	967	174	792	235	50	185	546	57	489	47	na	47	149	6	143	139	6	132	69	13	56	39	6	33	21	6	14	75	19	56	6	na	6
Literate	2977088	1487642	1489446	512073	264081	247992	551363	263520	287843	617778	299342	318436	609553	305300	304253	425782	217513	208269	174844	92644	82200	70782	37902	32881	14914	7342	7572	2237737	1115565	1122172	363861	188791	175071	395145	190475	204671	451276	213954	237322	465431	231363	234068	347132	177226	169906	145707	77466	68241	56786	30355	26431	12397	5936	6461	375756	186241	189514	94809	49387	45422	65325	31463	33862	66925	31251	35675	79870	39446	40424	44348	21638	22710	15798	8215	7583	7365	4055	3310	1314	786	528	260089	136038	124051	42128	20795	21333	63375	30060	33315	64569	37291	27278	46214	24884	21330	26913	14173	12740	10630	5428	5202	5387	2909	2479	873	498	375	103507	49798	53709	11274	5109	6165	27517	11522	15996	35008	16847	18160	18037	9606	8431	7389	4476	2913	2708	1535	1173	1243	583	661	329	121	208
One Language Only	878214	421914	456300	48891	27982	20908	67873	30873	37000	116718	53306	63412	222148	107769	114379	231103	108387	122717	123636	60019	63617	55583	27850	27734	12261	5728	6533	749515	367529	381986	38387	22840	15547	49456	23389	26067	92240	41758	50482	194844	96128	98716	206759	99642	107117	109935	54728	55208	47334	24182	23152	10561	4864	5698	51504	17410	34094	2675	1323	1351	3601	1142	2459	5496	1805	3691	12186	3884	8303	13934	3940	9994	7831	2719	5111	4806	2062	2744	976	534	441	46465	22401	24064	5143	2733	2411	8531	4004	4527	8909	4815	4094	8836	4432	4404	7462	3076	4386	4431	1819	2612	2657	1262	1395	495	259	236	30730	14574	16156	2686	1087	1599	6285	2338	3947	10073	4928	5145	6282	3326	2956	2949	1729	1220	1439	752	687	787	343	444	229	71	157
Chinese Only	485511	217759	267753	3097	1590	1507	16293	4926	11366	56734	21960	34774	131816	60679	71137	140929	62607	78323	87596	41665	45930	40175	20342	19834	8871	3989	4883	484735	217666	267069	2988	1590	1398	16035	4905	11130	56560	21940	34620	131673	60651	71022	140868	62591	78276	87571	41659	45912	40169	20342	19828	8871	3989	4883	73	19	54	na	na	na	8	na	8	19	6	13	19	6	13	21	6	15	6	na	6	na	na	na	na	na	na	37	12	25	na	na	na	12	6	6	12	na	12	na	na	na	6	na	6	6	6	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	666	61	605	108	na	108	237	15	222	143	14	129	125	22	102	34	9	25	13	na	13	6	na	6	na	na	na
English Only	329194	185163	144031	44507	25881	18626	47180	24993	22187	53068	29727	23341	75820	42891	32929	72857	41357	31500	25063	14619	10444	8650	4671	3979	2048	1025	1023	262198	149295	112903	35352	21233	14119	32941	18429	14513	35174	19765	15409	62454	35316	27138	65414	36894	28520	22185	12988	9197	7037	3809	3229	1640	862	778	7332	3477	3855	1881	953	928	1574	673	901	1633	797	836	1451	614	837	560	304	256	124	66	58	83	57	26	26	13	13	32612	18229	14383	4877	2630	2247	7356	3644	3712	7351	4351	3000	6388	3711	2677	4178	2498	1680	1491	849	643	806	462	343	166	85	81	27052	14162	12890	2397	1064	1333	5309	2248	3061	8910	4814	4096	5526	3249	2277	2706	1661	1044	1263	717	546	725	343	381	216	65	151
Malay Only	47278	14908	32370	859	409	450	2318	515	1802	4286	1102	3183	11760	3564	8196	14411	3960	10451	7901	2760	5141	4776	2070	2706	968	528	441	1700	402	1297	16	8	8	297	29	268	323	33	290	502	108	394	337	130	207	118	56	62	88	31	57	19	6	12	43356	13836	29520	787	363	424	1935	449	1486	3754	995	2759	10675	3257	7419	13283	3624	9659	7497	2641	4856	4512	1999	2513	913	509	404	1824	569	1255	56	37	18	70	37	32	177	62	115	508	187	321	691	156	535	173	44	129	125	39	86	25	6	18	398	100	297	na	na	na	16	na	16	33	12	20	75	12	62	100	50	49	113	19	94	50	na	50	12	6	6
Tamil Only	10939	3367	7572	189	59	130	962	300	662	1256	357	898	1839	511	1328	2438	408	2030	2442	872	1570	1559	698	860	255	162	93	55	14	41	na	na	na	14	na	14	16	8	8	6	6	na	13	na	13	6	na	6	na	na	na	na	na	na	19	13	6	na	na	na	6	6	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	6	na	6	6	6	na	na	na	na	10858	3340	7518	189	59	130	942	294	648	1240	349	890	1833	505	1328	2425	408	2017	2423	872	1551	1552	692	860	255	162	93	6	na	6	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	6	na	6	na	na	na	na	na	na
Non-Official Language Only	5292	717	4575	239	44	195	1120	138	983	1374	159	1215	913	123	789	469	56	413	635	103	532	423	69	355	118	25	93	827	150	676	31	8	22	168	26	142	167	12	155	208	46	162	128	27	101	56	25	31	39	na	39	31	6	25	724	65	659	6	6	na	77	14	63	90	6	84	41	7	34	70	6	63	197	12	185	205	na	205	37	12	25	1133	250	883	22	6	16	152	23	129	130	53	77	107	29	78	161	14	147	338	49	289	174	69	105	50	6	44	2608	251	2357	180	23	157	724	75	649	987	87	900	557	42	515	110	8	102	44	16	28	6	na	6	na	na	na
Two Languages Only	1896268	966239	930029	441230	227893	213337	423609	207483	216126	442016	217165	224851	353391	178306	175084	174890	96435	78456	45423	28710	16713	13356	8808	4548	2353	1439	915	1358050	685884	672166	312749	161533	151216	303209	149651	153558	319996	154301	165695	251412	124149	127262	128232	69489	58743	32267	20280	11987	8505	5508	2996	1680	973	708	303295	159433	143861	87557	46264	41294	56894	28499	28396	56798	27289	29509	63599	33567	30032	28349	16588	11761	7431	5141	2290	2371	1854	517	295	233	62	172843	91386	81457	33467	16512	16954	44639	21256	23382	44076	25609	18466	28728	15556	13172	14807	8310	6497	4751	2719	2031	2088	1240	848	289	183	106	62080	29536	32544	7457	3584	3873	18867	8077	10789	21146	9966	11180	9652	5034	4618	3502	2048	1454	975	571	404	393	206	186	88	50	39

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Number	Number	Text	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Total	Total_Total_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Males	Total_Total_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Females	Total_Total_Females	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Total	Total_15_24Years_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Males	Total_15_24Years_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (15 - 24 Years) Females	Total_15_24Years_Females	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Total	Total_25_34Years_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Males	Total_25_34Years_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (25 - 34 Years) Females	Total_25_34Years_Females	Numeric	Number	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Language Literate In, Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2010) (2015) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved October 25, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4e4ab9a80f01e22487b6cba7532d0dea/view

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