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Straits Settlements
Race. | 1856 | 1860 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | ||||||
Persons. | Persons. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
Chinese | 104,615 | 87,327 | 17,288 | 174,327 | 143,605 | 30,722 | 222,969 | 179,235 | 43,734 | ||
Eurasians | 5,772 | 2,763 | 3,009 | 6,904 | 3,335 | 3,569 | 6,991 | 3,353 | 3,638 | ||
Europeans | 2,429 | 1,848 | 581 | 3,483 | 2,803 | 680 | 4,422 | 3,169 | 1,253 | ||
Indians | 33,390 | 25,526 | 7,864 | 41,268 | 31,264 | 10,004 | 52,637 | 39,547 | 13,090 | ||
Malays | 159,453 | 81,356 | 78,097 | 194,042 | 98,677 | 95,365 | 210,387 | 106,497 | 103,890 | ||
Others | 2,438 | 1,613 | 825 | 3,360 | 2,003 | 1,357 | 3,653 | 1,899 | 1,754 | ||
Total | 248,000 | 274,222 | 308,097 | 200,433 | 107,664 | 423,384 | 281,687 | 141,697 | 501,059 | 333,700 | 167,359 |
Floating | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] | 11,846 | 11,140 | 706 |