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Economy

Residents Outside the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over by Marital Status, Main Reason for Not Working and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17558

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentsOutsidetheLabourForceAged15YearsandOverbyMaritalStatusMainReasonforNotWorkingandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (5 rows, 1.4 KB)

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(Total) Total
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(Total) Males
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(Total) Females
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(Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Total
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(Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Males
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(Housework/Childcare/Caregiving to Others) Females
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(Retired/Too Old to Work) Total
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(Retired/Too Old to Work) Males
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(Retired/Too Old to Work) Females
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(Poor Health/Disabled) Total
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(Poor Health/Disabled) Males
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(Poor Health/Disabled) Females
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(Education/Training Related1/) Total
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(Education/Training Related1/) Males
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(Education/Training Related1/) Females
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(Taking a Break) Total
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(Taking a Break) Males
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(Taking a Break) Females
Numeric
(Others) Total
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(Others) Males
Numeric
(Others) Females
Numeric
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Total1115608417424698185266696129402537563218501466471752021192245360865616299932155015144917626252840434222452812081024471
Single3901961978561923401069527987897248049975148282491114198107142949031530841418192300211339116631188164635419
Married551779187855363924227852942621842519833811685281486602303207728153453117492782330421497018072277871278115006
Widowed13861021249117361211482832086586246158037044325757386121896649552437739169829595552404
Divorced/Separated350231046324561700143365681246240168445832634724854435173262414513572789265410111643
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_b610f10a16ef79b4016f1b50c47dca23"
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 Department of Statistics. (2024). Residents Outside the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over by Marital Status, Main Reason for Not Working and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b610f10a16ef79b4016f1b50c47dca23/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

Licence

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)