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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Household Size (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

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 head of household, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/9045

Last updated 18 days ago (22 Aug 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandHouseholdSizeCensusofPopulation2000.csv (30 rows, 2.5 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%
108106.7%
145256.7%
181916.7%
318626.7%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
Total91509075389157237175126233430163717715252506413601
Married Couple-Based With Children587145--118547208193154716685432415612992
Married Couple-Based Without Children111481-877621505155411995762210159
Lone Parent83347-34557278511389947971543452247
One-Person7538975389-------
Others57729-349181367857972209677247203
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years1400241081041186324012844916416706323221377
Married Couple-Based With Children72326--231282428715010646021991242
Married Couple-Based Without Children39775-32388445219536332713742
Lone Parent7727-3628235311493861383834
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_172abe9c4567a384117b2ed9495e457c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2026). Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Household Size (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_172abe9c4567a384117b2ed9495e457c/view

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Created on

22 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)