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Resident Population by Age Group, Ethnic Group, Sex and Residential Status (Census of Population 2020)

Last updated: 05 Jul 2025, 22:01 SGT

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/17394

Data explorer

ResidentPopulationbyAgeGroupEthnicGroupSexandResidentialStatusCensusofPopulation2020.csv (20 rows, 8.1 KB)

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[Total] (Chinese) Females
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[Total] (Malays) Total
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[Total] (Indians) Females
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[Total] (Others) Total
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[Singapore Citizens] (Total) Total
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[Singapore Citizens] (Chinese) Males
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[Singapore Citizens] (Chinese) Females
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[Singapore Citizens] (Malays) Total
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[Singapore Citizens] (Malays) Males
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[Singapore Citizens] (Malays) Females
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[Singapore Citizens] (Indians) Total
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[Singapore Citizens] (Indians) Males
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[Singapore Citizens] (Indians) Females
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[Singapore Citizens] (Others) Total
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[Singapore Citizens] (Others) Males
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[Singapore Citizens] (Others) Females
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[Permanent Residents] (Total) Total
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[Permanent Residents] (Total) Males
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[Permanent Residents] (Total) Females
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[Permanent Residents] (Chinese) Total
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[Permanent Residents] (Chinese) Males
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[Permanent Residents] (Chinese) Females
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[Permanent Residents] (Others) Total
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[Permanent Residents] (Others) Males
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[Permanent Residents] (Others) Females
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Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
NumberNumberTextNumber-
[Total] (Total) TotalTotal_Total_TotalNumericNumber-
[Total] (Total) MalesTotal_Total_MalesNumericNumber-
[Total] (Total) FemalesTotal_Total_FemalesNumericNumber-
[Total] (Chinese) TotalTotal_Chinese_TotalNumericNumber-
[Total] (Chinese) MalesTotal_Chinese_MalesNumericNumber-
[Total] (Chinese) FemalesTotal_Chinese_FemalesNumericNumber-
[Total] (Malays) TotalTotal_Malays_TotalNumericNumber-
[Total] (Malays) MalesTotal_Malays_MalesNumericNumber-
[Total] (Malays) FemalesTotal_Malays_FemalesNumericNumber-
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Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_fbccfad3f77738682dc40d96eedb2b0f"
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). Resident Population by Age Group, Ethnic Group, Sex and Residential Status (Census of Population 2020) (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 25, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_fbccfad3f77738682dc40d96eedb2b0f/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)