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Collection: Convicted Penal Population

Dataset: Convicted Penal Population by Age Group (2020 onwards)

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Convicted Penal Population by Age Group (2020 onwards)

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)

Convicted Penal Population as at 31 December of each year breakdown by Age Group. Age group are revised in 2020 in accordance to the national statistical standards.

Data from 2020 to 2025

Last updated 3 months ago (25 May 2026)

Convicted Penal Population by Age Group (2020 onwards)

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ConvictedPenalPopulationbyAgeGroup2020onwards.csv (54 rows, 977 B)

Year
Year (YYYY)
Population by age group
Text
Number of population
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
202016.7%
202116.7%
202216.7%
202316.7%
(Null)0.0%
20-2911.1%
30-3911.1%
40-4911.1%
50-5911.1%
(Null)0.0%
202019 & below164
202020-291167
202030-391488
202040-491655
202050-591608
202060-64557
202065-69213
202070-7471
202075 & above11
202119 & below138
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_8018641562508d143eba69c0f0b7cf15"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Prison Service. (2023). Convicted Penal Population by Age Group (2020 onwards) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_8018641562508d143eba69c0f0b7cf15/view

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Created on

23 Mar 2023

Licence

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

Agency

SPS (Singapore Prison Service)