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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 2020)

Last updated: 26 Jun 2026, 21:01 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 2020

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/17848

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MarriedCouplesinResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHusbandandWifeandEthnicGroupofCoupleCensusofPopulation2020.csv (10 rows, 6.2 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) Below 30
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 30 - 34
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 35 - 39
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 40 - 44
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 45 - 49
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 50 - 54
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 55 - 59
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 60 - 64
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 65 & Over
Numeric
(Both Chinese) Total
Numeric
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) Below 30
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 45 - 49
Numeric
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 50 - 54
Numeric
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 55 - 59
Numeric
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 65 & Over
Text
(Both Malays) Total
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) Below 30
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 45 - 49
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 50 - 54
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 55 - 59
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 65 & Over
Text
(Both Indians) Total
Numeric
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) Below 30
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 45 - 49
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 50 - 54
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 55 - 59
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 65 & Over
Text
(Both Other Ethnic Group) Total
Numeric
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) Below 30
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 45 - 49
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 50 - 54
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 55 - 59
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 65 & Over
Text
(Inter-Ethnic Group) Total
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) Below 30
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 30 - 34
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 35 - 39
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 40 - 44
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 45 - 49
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 50 - 54
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 55 - 59
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 60 - 64
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband (Years)) 65 & Over
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)70.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total97733322602702079784310431611498211068511513611069623086770281711832444056460671040785717724581747838331895381033786028117461204384419101111431431912395181627683616925193835911223128711014085576756120471693413661117103649382026241824102715337736729148252111259962106209532869066849588
Below 30443331838618379477715787173091372427223769532973422985162028014--99985158367474621012862165-4467152220846501651432---3711061534335-1118-57121206927341039652373125881922
30 - 34945453698443523214581933613135878431189603382072301352058645231951690268114-13205786702440778103576488--752413626933289119119519---1006303803122016221---12472675412038801468105056442819889
35 - 3911836536364245243738231135074559178460245776384149408036422245997425246084424615912384798306325331711803961933133127951935039675792228734514-212329-5410119622065820-171447311611094712356124091300714325227
40 - 4412011985807734448678428871307046992006543816603737047113608328907760927191073150934061617333584308111194401427313096-3738837046545210526750-4008-831219091161399190226120154223112003397319218381084718314
45 - 491167786918996767304725341028149623921165983103426754647053545428560102232454105110344-5614246135994153138039515810172141440322339647081440193453818-15314661979958251873193411336209775282526501669791374
50 - 54108572-481228476156433464139812934372178914-1926586414233021291939421250612536--20496264466556714153937865-71143386257437049312112317---76375986659146746940-226592627229922751021537
55 - 59108863--5061707610345180430571370681396--182641243193421632565984013491---111087105799526915957191--12648316277331428921151----37153558330745635--2017103606183317521305
60 - 64100857-8--1147635506426045186278963----674123861340244059810444----17156674442351756100-8---4132821743549916-----391214123444433----2911452215722195
65 & Over164901----271476855237158804139684----994410393613523411635----617161715107357626------3126773291019------7309824937----1236762894524
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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 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 5, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_cadd4d2df56ac4187847648f44ffcb9c/view

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27 Oct 2024

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