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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement, Ethnic Group and Sex of Household Reference Person (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/17488

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHouseholdReferencePersonHouseholdLivingArrangementEthnicGroupandSexofHouseholdReferencePersonCensusofPopulation2020.csv (30 rows, 4.2 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Chinese) Total
Numeric
(Chinese) Males
Numeric
(Chinese) Females
Numeric
(Malays) Total
Numeric
(Malays) Males
Numeric
(Malays) Females
Numeric
(Indians) Total
Numeric
(Indians) Males
Numeric
(Indians) Females
Numeric
(Others) Total
Numeric
(Others) Males
Numeric
(Others) Females
Numeric
(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)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total1372559994133378427106204676163130041515174111172340017121222930802814237551276989853
Married Couple-Based With Children6912796234406783951629646539750900863287776385656895362674627919701176052096
Married Couple-Based Without Children2301971936753652118316115470428456227131854341691880515693311255194735783
Lone Parent12798737436905519589529065668301965852641439497922486730626426212021
One-Person220270989431213271840168037410364214805694678591540284476955604631762870
Others1028284063962188826783209250586823632075029827137814490364315602083
Household Reference Persons Aged Below 35 Years1303679001240355953156514730169213031575055531109775583540265215581093
Married Couple-Based With Children508744122796473202225710631213025109192106493538771057892721171
Married Couple-Based Without Children32595271155480248982109338053996330669031112333778590383206
Lone Parent8414324651685046230527402373649172471321549828377206
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_6895aaded385d6071d76775e4a4015dc"
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, Ethnic Group and Sex of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_6895aaded385d6071d76775e4a4015dc/view

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Created on

06 Jul 2026

Licence

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)