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Chinese Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

Updated 27 days ago

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/17397

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ChineseResidentPopulationbyAgeGroupDetailedEthnicGroupandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (20 rows, 5.4 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Hokkien) Total
Numeric
(Hokkien) Males
Numeric
(Hokkien) Females
Numeric
(Teochew) Total
Numeric
(Teochew) Males
Numeric
(Teochew) Females
Numeric
(Cantonese) Total
Numeric
(Cantonese) Males
Numeric
(Cantonese) Females
Numeric
(Hakka) Total
Numeric
(Hakka) Males
Numeric
(Hakka) Females
Numeric
(Hainanese) Total
Numeric
(Hainanese) Males
Numeric
(Hainanese) Females
Numeric
(Foochow) Total
Numeric
(Foochow) Males
Numeric
(Foochow) Females
Numeric
(Henghua) Total
Numeric
(Henghua) Males
Numeric
(Henghua) Females
Numeric
(Shanghainese) Total
Numeric
(Shanghainese) Males
Numeric
(Shanghainese) Females
Numeric
(Hockchia) Total
Numeric
(Hockchia) Males
Numeric
(Hockchia) Females
Numeric
(Other Chinese) Total
Numeric
(Other Chinese) Males
Numeric
(Other Chinese) Females
Numeric
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0 - 412247962421600584513723226219112189511220106751441673837033940747904617667633973279216210861076111657554183341641764133131020196999710199
5 - 91374957079166704482502494223308238411227611565158508275757510204530648986984358134032454125611981116598518844434410715360355272371376313474
10 - 141385597092867631501982595424244243331246411869161158289782610009510249077086365834282267117110961117579538820425395641326315259731296013013
15 - 19145574744937108158720303372838327647143301331719847101449703124996312618781444110403427581397136112466206268774274507673683991306964486621
20 - 241710538730983744709223652334399335951724916346235141202311491140297074695510627558450433437176216751700841859121060260810765854911094350665877
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35 - 3921911310406011505380355402804007538994194751951929991144731551820912976611146122355970626547462269247717208358851573764809108854254627499968617813
40 - 44221128104362116766820064043141575408952031520580321871549516692227421046212280124886031645748292166266318649269381581802779111556754821421716714254

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
NumberNumberTextNumber-
(Total) TotalTotal_TotalNumericNumber-
(Total) MalesTotal_MalesNumericNumber-
(Total) FemalesTotal_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Hokkien) TotalHokkien_TotalNumericNumber-
(Hokkien) MalesHokkien_MalesNumericNumber-
(Hokkien) FemalesHokkien_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Teochew) TotalTeochew_TotalNumericNumber-
(Teochew) MalesTeochew_MalesNumericNumber-
(Teochew) FemalesTeochew_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Cantonese) TotalCantonese_TotalNumericNumber-
(Cantonese) MalesCantonese_MalesNumericNumber-
(Cantonese) FemalesCantonese_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Hakka) TotalHakka_TotalNumericNumber-
(Hakka) MalesHakka_MalesNumericNumber-
(Hakka) FemalesHakka_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Hainanese) TotalHainanese_TotalNumericNumber-
(Hainanese) MalesHainanese_MalesNumericNumber-
(Hainanese) FemalesHainanese_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Foochow) TotalFoochow_TotalNumericNumber-
(Foochow) MalesFoochow_MalesNumericNumber-
(Foochow) FemalesFoochow_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Henghua) TotalHenghua_TotalNumericNumber-
(Henghua) MalesHenghua_MalesNumericNumber-
(Henghua) FemalesHenghua_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Shanghainese) TotalShanghainese_TotalNumericNumber-
(Shanghainese) MalesShanghainese_MalesNumericNumber-
(Shanghainese) FemalesShanghainese_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Hockchia) TotalHockchia_TotalNumericNumber-
(Hockchia) MalesHockchia_MalesNumericNumber-
(Hockchia) FemalesHockchia_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Other Chinese) TotalOtherChinese_TotalNumericNumber-
(Other Chinese) MalesOtherChinese_MalesNumericNumber-
(Other Chinese) FemalesOtherChinese_FemalesNumericNumber-
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_fb8ce4a963b3045ce9f97bafee289c0b"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Chinese Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 9, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_fb8ce4a963b3045ce9f97bafee289c0b/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

Licence

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)