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Economy

Married Couples in Resident Households by Age Group of Husband and Wife, and Ethnic Group of Couple (Census of Population 2000)

Last updated: 24 Jun 2025, 23:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 02/08/2023

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Footnotes: Note: Data on inter-ethnic married couples have been updated as at 26 July 2023 to include only couples where both husband and wife are of different CMIO group.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17853

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MarriedCouplesinResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHusbandandWifeandEthnicGroupofCoupleCensusofPopulation2000.csv (12 rows, 7.5 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) Below 25
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 25-29
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 30-34
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 35-39
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 40-44
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 45-49
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 50-54
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 55-59
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 60-64
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 65-69
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 70 & Over
Text
(Both Chinese) Total
Numeric
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) Below 25
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 25-29
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 30-34
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 35-39
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 40-44
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 45-49
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 50-54
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 55-59
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 60-64
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 65-69
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 70 & Over
Text
(Both Malays) Total
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) Below 25
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 25-29
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 30-34
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 35-39
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 40-44
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 45-49
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 50-54
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 55-59
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 60-64
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 65-69
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 70 & Over
Text
(Both Indians) Total
Numeric
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) Below 25
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 25-29
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 30-34
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 35-39
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 40-44
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 45-49
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 50-54
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 55-59
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 60-64
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 65-69
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 70 & Over
Text
(Both Other Ethnic Group) Total
Numeric
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) Below 25
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 25-29
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 30-34
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 35-39
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 40-44
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 45-49
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 50-54
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 55-59
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 60-64
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 65-69
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 70 & Over
Text
(Inter-Ethnic Group) Total
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) Below 25
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 25-29
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 30-34
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 35-39
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 40-44
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 45-49
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 50-54
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 55-59
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 60-64
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 65-69
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 70 & Over
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)41.7%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)58.3%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)66.7%
(Null)41.7%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)83.3%
516.7%
(Null)58.3%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)41.7%
(Null)41.7%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)41.7%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)66.7%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)41.7%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)25.0%
Total728193329835675848071155771203031066698758252600455353387542272556369185425165609488302689832836217032243568373402753933154874919555735114111663915428114708610448044483436487749260221251073079394873264954791255322222027300835205983525864295124722682401683913155226321674788593358824570338617311285705843
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25-29717275782445631317116942871592171299554997939518002216457697184832358-55-100589736294383151733867195--56704371471340115422172510----251-531194616-16----4736491302176989345117767245--
30-341073225436354300744713126002506548166631997826919275032828317548791166535474141451424214406531165591542295761419-5837951362646406113061793555--5105341412335140-6---592111309208021059093278367255-
35-391203161639559545063648886119101969374102571788096-24041733800835821837312531673328-1633816578507076651715042464419559087-313273135424510921744621106599-6642011941111212---6196-605412217211083028510429146
40-44117338543679659349127469681172116004141355389852-193914548387213665883289381883824144115514610605820537215972616867107354-153744925683001992183722115487--10831331717955--5233-5944541885176672421279105
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Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
NumberNumberTextNumber-
(Total) TotalTotal_TotalNumericNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) Below 25Total_AgeGroupofHusband_Below25TextNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 25-29Total_AgeGroupofHusband_25_29TextNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 30-34Total_AgeGroupofHusband_30_34TextNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 35-39Total_AgeGroupofHusband_35_39TextNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 40-44Total_AgeGroupofHusband_40_44TextNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 45-49Total_AgeGroupofHusband_45_49NumericNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 50-54Total_AgeGroupofHusband_50_54NumericNumber-
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 55-59Total_AgeGroupofHusband_55_59NumericNumber-
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Married Couples in Resident Households by Age Group of Husband and Wife, and Ethnic Group of Couple (Census of Population 2000) (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved August 10, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_3dd95eb5bb3fc04a60eb55713f0fbf1d/view

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