This table lists languages spoken in Singapore, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.
Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.
Language details
15 languages| Language | Statuses | Language presence |
|---|---|---|
|
English
|
Official
Working
|
93% · ≈ 5.5 m |
|
Mandarin Chinese
|
Official
Working
|
77% · ≈ 4.5 m |
|
Malay (macrolanguage)
|
Official
Minority
|
14% · ≈ 827 k |
|
Tamil
|
Official
Minority
|
2.1% · ≈ 124 k |
|
Ambonese Malay
|
Official
|
— |
|
Bengali
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Hakka Chinese
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Javanese
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Min Nan Chinese
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Panjabi
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Sinhala
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Taiwanese Hokkien
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Termanu
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Urdu
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Yue Chinese
|
Minority
|
— |