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What Language Do They Speak in Singapore?
The official languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. In total about 22 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (80%), Mandarin Chinese (80%) and Chinese (62%).
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Living languages · #69
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All languages of Singapore (22)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 4,822,768 · 80% | Indo-European | Official |
| Mandarin Chinese | 4,800,000 · 80% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Chinese | 3,737,645 · 62% | Sino-Tibetan | Official |
| Malay | 1,145,407 · 19% | Austronesian | Official |
| Min Nan Chinese | 349,650 · 6% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Tamil | 295,394 · 5% | Dravidian | Official |
| Hakka Chinese | 259,223 · 4% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Filipino | 156,739 · 3% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Yue Chinese | 126,597 · 2% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Indonesian | 120,569 · 2% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Javanese | 90,426 · 2% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Bengali | 78,369 · 1% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Min Dong Chinese | 54,256 · 0.9% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Thai | 42,199 · 0.7% | Tai-Kadai | Safe |
| Japanese | 36,170 · 0.6% | Japonic | Safe |
| Panjabi | 24,113 · 0.4% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Malayalam | 24,113 · 0.4% | Dravidian | Safe |
| Madurese | 24,113 · 0.4% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Pu-Xian Chinese | 24,113 · 0.4% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Min Bei Chinese | 18,085 · 0.3% | Sino-Tibetan | Safe |
| Baba Malay | 3,700 · 0.06% | Austronesian | Nearly extinct |
| Orang Seletar | 540 · 0.01% | Austronesian | Vulnerable |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Singapore?
The official languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. In total about 22 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (80%), Mandarin Chinese (80%) and Chinese (62%).
What is the official language of Singapore?
English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
Is English spoken in Singapore?
Yes — English is official in Singapore, spoken by about 80% of people.
How many languages are spoken in Singapore?
About 22 living languages — #69 in the world for linguistic diversity. 1 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).