Resident Economically Inactive Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex and Ethnic Group (General Household Survey 2005)

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Resident Economically Inactive Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex and Ethnic Group (General Household Survey 2005)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 29/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2005

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8836

Last updated 26 days ago (20 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

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ResidentEconomicallyInactivePersonsAged15YearsandOverbyAgeGroupMaritalStatusSexandEthnicGroupGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (14 rows, 8.6 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 Text	[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 Text	[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 Text	[Chinese] (Married) Females Numeric	[Chinese] (Widowed) Total Text	[Chinese] (Widowed) Males Text	[Chinese] (Widowed) Females Text	[Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Total Text	[Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Males Text	[Chinese] (Divorced/Separated) Females Text	[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 Text	[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 Text	[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 Text	[Others] (Single) Females Numeric	[Others] (Married) Total Text	[Others] (Married) Males Text	[Others] (Married) Females Text	[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)7.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)21.4%	(Null)28.6%	(Null)21.4%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.1%	(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)7.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)21.4%	(Null)35.7%	(Null)21.4%	(Null)7.1%	(Null)14.3%	(Null)7.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)21.4%	(Null)35.7%	(Null)21.4%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.1%	(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)7.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)28.6%	(Null)57.1%	(Null)28.6%	(Null)28.6%	(Null)28.6%	(Null)35.7%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)7.1%	(Null)21.4%	(Null)7.1%	(Null)35.7%	(Null)78.6%	(Null)35.7%	(Null)14.3%	(Null)57.1%	(Null)21.4%
Total	1025483	347486	677998	351669	185183	166486	542981	142026	400955	112288	15148	97140	18546	5129	13417	782405	275153	507252	267715	141339	126376	412668	117656	295012	87838	12231	75607	14184	3928	10256	145751	44442	101309	52975	27829	25146	74916	14009	60907	15078	1853	13225	2782	752	2030	78263	23168	55095	25624	13331	12293	43522	8579	34943	7960	949	7011	1158	309	848	19064	4722	14342	5355	2684	2671	11874	1782	10092	1413	116	1297	422	140	282
15 - 19	215864	110680	105184	215535	110680	104855	316	na	316	na	na	na	13	na	13	156398	79990	76408	156265	79990	76276	132	na	132	na	na	na	na	na	na	38824	20089	18735	38654	20089	18565	158	na	158	na	na	na	13	na	13	17320	8943	8377	17294	8943	8351	26	na	26	na	na	na	na	na	na	3322	1658	1663	3322	1658	1663	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
20 - 24	80720	42098	38622	75879	41879	34000	4713	193	4520	na	na	na	128	26	102	63363	34560	28803	61637	34418	27219	1662	142	1520	na	na	na	64	na	64	10052	4528	5524	8346	4476	3870	1654	26	1629	na	na	na	51	26	26	5947	2480	3468	4856	2454	2403	1091	26	1065	na	na	na	na	na	na	1358	531	827	1039	531	508	306	na	306	na	na	na	13	na	13
25 - 29	29494	10219	19275	13355	9410	3945	15972	757	15215	na	na	na	167	52	115	18727	8318	10409	10866	7728	3139	7771	564	7207	na	na	na	90	26	64	4848	1042	3805	1373	888	486	3397	129	3268	na	na	na	77	26	51	4959	700	4259	909	636	273	4051	64	3986	na	na	na	na	na	na	960	159	801	206	159	47	754	na	754	na	na	na	na	na	na
30 - 34	38954	3652	35302	4723	2777	1945	33757	823	32934	38	na	38	436	52	384	23711	2856	20856	3723	2153	1570	19723	664	19059	13	na	13	252	39	214	6567	457	6110	661	405	256	5727	39	5688	13	na	13	166	13	153	6526	263	6263	300	193	107	6213	70	6143	13	na	13	na	na	na	2150	76	2074	39	26	13	2094	50	2044	na	na	na	17	na	17
35 - 39	52666	4053	48613	4394	2267	2127	47610	1606	46004	102	26	77	560	155	405	35619	3025	32594	3327	1707	1620	31865	1202	30663	64	26	38	363	90	273	9172	567	8605	668	412	256	8376	129	8247	38	na	38	90	26	64	5596	372	5223	348	147	201	5170	186	4984	na	na	na	77	39	38	2279	89	2191	51	na	51	2198	89	2109	na	na	na	30	na	30
40 - 44	60248	5843	54405	5497	3050	2447	53478	2497	50981	269	13	256	1004	284	720	42098	4391	37707	4269	2368	1901	37141	1894	35247	107	na	107	581	129	452	11158	959	10198	806	457	350	10000	361	9640	81	13	68	269	129	141	5522	396	5126	334	168	166	4984	216	4768	64	na	64	141	13	128	1470	96	1374	87	57	30	1353	26	1327	17	na	17	13	13	na
45 - 49	63633	7706	55928	6220	3156	3064	54978	4009	50970	862	77	785	1572	464	1108	47575	6184	41392	5119	2732	2387	40585	3014	37571	581	64	517	1290	374	917	10784	869	9915	775	263	511	9676	554	9122	166	13	153	167	39	128	4078	564	3514	269	129	141	3603	384	3220	102	na	102	103	52	51	1196	89	1107	57	31	26	1113	57	1056	13	na	13	13	na	13
50 - 54	71015	11862	59153	6802	3290	3513	58690	7940	50750	2615	116	2499	2908	515	2392	54923	9842	45081	5650	2722	2928	45389	6617	38771	1732	103	1629	2152	400	1752	10141	1065	9076	648	293	354	8469	681	7788	563	13	550	462	77	384	4972	842	4131	461	243	217	3936	560	3376	307	na	307	269	39	230	978	113	865	44	31	13	896	81	814	13	na	13	26	na	26
55 - 59	84923	23324	61600	6407	2843	3564	67973	19103	48870	6811	515	6296	3732	862	2870	68741	19925	48816	5583	2471	3112	55595	16275	39320	4549	425	4124	3014	753	2260	10141	1943	8198	388	218	171	7913	1609	6304	1400	77	1323	439	39	401	4961	1155	3806	282	103	179	3727	1001	2727	772	13	759	179	39	141	1080	301	780	154	52	102	737	218	519	89	na	89	100	31	68

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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	Text	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 (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_77a1f52e0467239c91a8e7e9d8917aec/view

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