Ethnic composition of Malay population 1931-1990 Orang Melayu di Singapura

The following figures show the composition of the various Malay ethnic population in Singapore for the past 60 years. The great increase shown in the other Malay groups, especially the Javanese, in 1990 is likely due to the increase in the employment of Indonesian domestic workers in Singapore.

**Ethnic Composition of Malay population in Singapore 1931-1990**
Malay Ethnic Group	1931	1947	1957	1970	1980	1990
Total	65,104	113,803	197,059	311,379	351,508	384,338
Malay	57.5%	61.8%	68.8%	86.1%	89.0%	68.3%
Javanese	24.5%	21.7%	18.3%	7.7%	6.0%	17.2%
Baweanese (Boyanese)	14.4%	13.5%	11.3%	5.5%	4.1%	11.3%
Bugis	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%
Banjar	0.7%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	N.A.	N.A.
Other Malay Groups / Indonesians	1.7%	2.1%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%	2.9%

(Reference: Arumainathan 1973, Vol 1:254; Pang, 1984, Appendix m; Sunday Times, 28 June 1992)

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Orang Orang Cina Malaysia Orang Yahudi Orang utan Orang Melayu Indonesia Orang India Malaysia Orang Ambon Orang Melayu Malaysia Orang Asli di Malaysia Orang Banjar

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