Languages of the country
Singapore
Official languages (4): English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil. Population (CLDR): 6.0 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| English | Co-official | 80% |
| Chinese 中文 | Co-official | 62% |
| Malay Melayu | Co-official | 19% |
| Tamil தமிழ் | Co-official | 4.9% |
| Min Nan Chinese 閩南語 | Minority | 5.8% |
| Hakka Chinese 客家話 | Minority | 4.3% |
| Filipino | Minority | 2.6% |
| Cantonese 粵語 | Minority | 2.1% |
| Indonesian Indonesia | Minority | 2% |
| Javanese Jawa | Minority | 1.5% |
| Bangla বাংলা | Minority | 1.3% |
| Thai ไทย | Minority | 0.7% |
| Japanese 日本語 | Minority | 0.6% |
| Madurese | Minority | 0.4% |
| Malayalam മലയാളം | Minority | 0.4% |
| Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Minority | 0.4% |
Singapore on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 6.1 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldSingapore dollar (SGD), Brunei dollar (BND)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+8Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType G · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world10 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- Castles map1 castleSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- Ghost map1 ghost story
- VPN provider mapServers of 43 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)