Language most frequently spoken at home, Malay residents 5+
A major shift in five years: English overtook Malay as the most common home language.
255,300 people. That is 53.2% of 479,700 Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2025. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
223,200 people. That is 46.5% of 479,700 Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2025. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
0.1% of Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2025. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
0.1% of Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2025. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
Total: 99.9% (rounding applies)
193,870 people. That is 39.0% of 496,659 Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2020. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
301,445 people. That is 60.7% of 496,659 Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2020. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
0.1% of Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2020. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
0.2% of Malay residents aged 5 and over in 2020. Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
Total: 100.0% (rounding applies)
Sources: DOS GHS 2025 table 30 (2025 English/Malay shares as quoted in the GHS report); Census 2020 table 42.
Most Malay residents who speak English most at home still use Malay as their second home language, so the mother tongue remains widely present at home.
