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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Household Size (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Note: Data on Household Living Arrangement have been revised in June 2026 to be based on the composition of members within the household, instead of the characteristics of the household reference person, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17487

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHouseholdReferencePersonHouseholdLivingArrangementandHouseholdSizeCensusofPopulation2020.csv (30 rows, 2.6 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
1 Person
Text
2 Persons
Text
3 Persons
Text
4 Persons
Text
5 Persons
Text
6 Persons
Text
7 Persons
Text
8 or More Persons
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)66.7%
250096.7%
633636.7%
637976.7%
681016.7%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
Total1372559220270309754280544275594163466749813052717422
Married Couple-Based With Children691279--184618238870150858706232933016979
Married Couple-Based Without Children230197-1858433061494402845103733583
Lone Parent127987-55029440861914767652095584281
One-Person220270220270-------
Others102828-688832122681372998122727780
Household Reference Persons Aged Below 35 Years130367250094118826724193451132841911680903
Married Couple-Based With Children50874--1882416117985236311606845
Married Couple-Based Without Children32595-286552584773416160-7
Lone Parent8414-3969241712425651206041
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_012c5a2703fb6428d59457ff0ec4cce4"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2026). Resident Households by Age Group of Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Household Size (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_012c5a2703fb6428d59457ff0ec4cce4/view

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Created on

06 Jul 2026

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)