Resident Economically Inactive Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2000)

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Resident Economically Inactive Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 31/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8978

Last updated 24 days ago (22 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

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ResidentEconomicallyInactivePersonsAged15YearsandOverbyAgeGroupMaritalStatusSexandEthnicGroupCensusofPopulation2000.csv (13 rows, 8.1 KB)

Number Text	[Total] (Total) Total Numeric	[Total] (Total) Males Numeric	[Total] (Total) Females Numeric	[Total] (Single) Total Numeric	[Total] (Single) Males Numeric	[Total] (Single) Females Numeric	[Total] (Married) Total Numeric	[Total] (Married) Males Numeric	[Total] (Married) Females Numeric	[Total] (Widowed) Total Text	[Total] (Widowed) Males Text	[Total] (Widowed) Females Text	[Total] (Divorced/Separated) Total Numeric	[Total] (Divorced/Separated) Males Numeric	[Total] (Divorced/Separated) Females Numeric	[Chinese] (Total) Total Numeric	[Chinese] (Total) Males Numeric	[Chinese] (Total) Females Numeric	[Chinese] (Single) Total Numeric	[Chinese] (Single) Males Numeric	[Chinese] (Single) Females Numeric	[Chinese] (Married) Total Numeric	[Chinese] (Married) Males Numeric	[Chinese] (Married) Females Numeric	[Chinese] (Widowed) Total Text	[Chinese] (Widowed) Males Text	[Chinese] (Widowed) Females Text	[Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Total Numeric	[Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Males Text	[Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Females Numeric	[Malays] (Total) Total Numeric	[Malays] (Total) Males Numeric	[Malays] (Total) Females Numeric	[Malays] (Single) Total Numeric	[Malays] (Single) Males Numeric	[Malays] (Single) Females Numeric	[Malays] (Married) Total Numeric	[Malays] (Married) Males Numeric	[Malays] (Married) Females Numeric	[Malays] (Widowed) Total Text	[Malays] (Widowed) Males Text	[Malays] (Widowed) Females Text	[Malays] (Divorced/Separated) Total Numeric	[Malays] (Divorced/Separated) Males Text	[Malays] (Divorced/Separated) Females Numeric	[Indians] (Total) Total Numeric	[Indians] (Total) Males Numeric	[Indians] (Total) Females Numeric	[Indians] (Single) Total Numeric	[Indians] (Single) Males Numeric	[Indians] (Single) Females Numeric	[Indians] (Married) Total Numeric	[Indians] (Married) Males Numeric	[Indians] (Married) Females Numeric	[Indians] (Widowed) Total Text	[Indians] (Widowed) Males Text	[Indians] (Widowed) Females Text	[Indians] (Divorced/Separated) Total Text	[Indians] (Divorced/Separated) Males Text	[Indians] (Divorced/Separated) Females Text	[Others] (Total) Total Numeric	[Others] (Total) Males Numeric	[Others] (Total) Females Numeric	[Others] (Single) Total Numeric	[Others] (Single) Males Numeric	[Others] (Single) Females Numeric	[Others] (Married) Total Numeric	[Others] (Married) Males Text	[Others] (Married) Females Numeric	[Others] (Widowed) Total Text	[Others] (Widowed) Males Text	[Others] (Widowed) Females Text	[Others] (Divorced/Separated) Total Text	[Others] (Divorced/Separated) Males Text	[Others] (Divorced/Separated) Females Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)23.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)30.8%	(Null)23.1%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)30.8%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)30.8%	(Null)53.8%	(Null)38.5%	(Null)15.4%	(Null)46.2%	(Null)15.4%
Total	918046	287957	630089	288019	152285	135733	510165	117581	392584	105309	14497	90812	14553	3593	10960	708769	228498	480271	225380	118637	106742	388782	95631	293151	83675	11476	72198	10932	2753	8179	131896	37262	94634	39748	21587	18161	76130	13059	63071	13596	2024	11572	2423	592	1831	65296	19172	46124	19901	10551	9350	37402	7531	29870	7074	896	6178	920	195	725	12084	3024	9060	2990	1511	1480	7851	1359	6492	965	101	864	278	53	225
15 - 19	181990	94407	87583	181429	94378	87051	547	24	523	na	na	na	14	5	10	136170	69989	66181	135976	69985	65991	190	5	185	na	na	na	5	na	5	30115	16216	13899	29847	16201	13646	258	10	248	na	na	na	10	5	5	13817	7233	6585	13723	7223	6500	94	10	85	na	na	na	na	na	na	1888	969	919	1883	969	914	5	na	5	na	na	na	na	na	na
20 - 24	68456	35614	32842	63106	35273	27833	5105	185	4920	153	147	6	92	10	83	56452	30607	25845	53890	30319	23571	2395	156	2239	122	122	na	45	10	35	6925	2995	3930	5314	2966	2348	1566	24	1542	11	5	6	33	na	33	4462	1768	2694	3444	1748	1695	990	5	985	14	14	na	14	na	14	618	244	374	458	239	218	155	na	155	5	5	na	na	na	na
25 - 29	30914	7000	23914	9607	6316	3290	21007	573	20434	82	72	10	219	39	180	20024	5723	14301	7954	5234	2720	11918	436	11482	34	34	na	118	19	99	6014	748	5266	1007	604	403	4897	101	4796	34	24	10	77	19	57	4053	464	3590	568	430	139	3451	19	3432	14	14	na	19	na	19	823	65	758	77	48	29	741	17	725	na	na	na	5	na	5
30 - 34	45590	3390	42199	4263	2445	1818	40749	825	39924	72	24	48	506	96	409	29373	2246	27126	3021	1630	1391	25993	544	25449	43	24	19	316	48	268	10018	729	9289	809	554	255	9056	132	8924	14	na	14	139	43	96	5073	346	4727	385	232	153	4634	109	4525	14	na	14	40	5	35	1125	69	1057	48	29	19	1066	40	1026	na	na	na	11	na	11
35 - 39	62968	3566	59403	4364	2306	2058	57615	1110	56505	187	29	158	802	120	682	43963	2462	41501	3175	1655	1520	40166	725	39441	113	10	104	509	72	437	12171	673	11498	743	397	346	11177	214	10963	45	14	30	207	48	159	5632	400	5232	418	240	178	5103	155	4949	29	5	24	81	na	81	1202	31	1171	29	14	14	1169	17	1152	na	na	na	5	na	5
40 - 44	65031	4319	60713	4526	2299	2227	58897	1716	57181	502	29	473	1106	274	832	48141	3367	44774	3687	1994	1694	43455	1191	42265	279	19	260	720	164	556	11296	633	10663	578	202	376	10351	344	10007	121	10	112	246	77	169	4483	267	4216	230	96	134	4031	147	3885	96	na	96	126	24	102	1111	52	1059	31	7	24	1059	35	1024	6	na	6	14	10	5
45 - 49	59443	5020	54423	4122	1836	2286	52314	2821	49494	1257	79	1177	1750	284	1466	45484	4077	41406	3398	1554	1845	40018	2266	37752	774	55	719	1293	202	1091	9231	518	8714	453	155	298	8187	291	7896	298	24	274	293	48	245	3980	362	3618	227	108	119	3425	230	3194	180	na	180	148	24	124	747	62	685	43	19	24	685	33	652	5	na	5	14	10	5
50 - 54	63304	9265	54039	3999	1607	2391	53540	7104	46436	3473	149	3324	2292	404	1888	49483	7633	41850	3380	1351	2030	42114	5811	36303	2209	120	2088	1780	351	1429	8642	935	7707	330	144	186	7241	733	6508	724	24	700	348	34	314	4434	605	3830	226	74	151	3568	506	3062	507	5	502	134	19	115	744	93	651	62	39	24	618	54	564	33	na	33	30	na	30
55 - 59	59525	15994	43531	2956	1244	1713	48093	13816	34277	6333	462	5871	2144	473	1671	49317	13818	35499	2653	1116	1537	40318	11898	28419	4587	394	4193	1759	410	1349	6339	1380	4959	142	52	89	4946	1241	3705	998	53	945	254	34	220	3321	623	2698	100	47	53	2435	541	1894	698	10	689	88	24	64	548	173	375	62	28	33	394	136	259	49	5	45	43	5	38

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Number	Number	Text	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Total	Total_Total_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Males	Total_Total_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Total) Females	Total_Total_Females	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Single) Total	Total_Single_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Single) Males	Total_Single_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Single) Females	Total_Single_Females	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Married) Total	Total_Married_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Married) Males	Total_Married_Males	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Married) Females	Total_Married_Females	Numeric	Number	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Economically Inactive Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex and Ethnic Group (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_18cdc53398ab1e939a4f224514f6f687/view

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