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Economy

Married Couples in Resident Households by Age Group of Husband and Wife, and Ethnic Group of Couple (General Household Survey 2015)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 02/08/2023

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2015

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/17850

Last updated 7 days ago (2 Sep 2026)

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MarriedCouplesinResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHusbandandWifeandEthnicGroupofCoupleGeneralHouseholdSurvey2015.csv (10 rows, 5.6 KB)

Thousands
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) Below 30
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 30 - 34
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 35 - 39
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 40 - 44
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 45 - 49
Text
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 50 - 54
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 55 - 59
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 60 - 64
Numeric
[Total] (Age Group of Husband) 65 & Over
Text
(Both Chinese) Total
Numeric
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) Below 30
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 45 - 49
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 50 - 54
Numeric
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 55 - 59
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Chinese] (Age Group of Husband) 65 & Over
Text
(Both Malays) Total
Numeric
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) Below 30
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 45 - 49
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 50 - 54
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 55 - 59
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Malays] (Age Group of Husband) 65 & Over
Text
(Both Indians) Total
Numeric
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) Below 30
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 45 - 49
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 50 - 54
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 55 - 59
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Indians] (Age Group of Husband) 65 & Over
Text
(Both Other Ethnic Group) Total
Numeric
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) Below 30
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 30 - 34
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 35 - 39
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 40 - 44
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 45 - 49
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 50 - 54
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 55 - 59
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 60 - 64
Text
[Both Other Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 65 & Over
Text
(Inter-Ethnic Group) Total
Numeric
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) Below 30
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 30 - 34
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 35 - 39
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 40 - 44
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 45 - 49
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 50 - 54
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 55 - 59
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 60 - 64
Text
[Inter-Ethnic Group] (Age Group of Husband) 65 & Over
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)70.0%
(Null)60.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)70.0%
120.0%
0.110.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)70.0%
0.120.0%
0.210.0%
(Null)60.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)50.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)60.0%
(Null)40.0%
(Null)30.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)30.0%
Total93921.670.2100.3114.9116.1126.6120.7102.2166.5683.512.245.467.878.67992.490.579.7137.8100.25.49.39.2912.915.314.510.51481.617.812.214.9129.58.16.79.4190.22.13.44.73.52.51.10.80.854.82.85.67.67.88.676.64.44.4
Below 3047.917.9186.82.91.10.70.30.1-25.710.210.43.21.50.40.1---8.84.730.80.1-0.20.1--5.8131.50.4-----0.50.10.20.10.10.1--0.1-721.51.30.90.50.40.2--
30 - 34100.73.244.934.512.33.21.70.70.2-62.61.830.221.56.11.710.3--11.40.75.63.41.10.40.20.1--14.10.14.45.73.50.4----2.80.11.40.80.40.1-0.1--9.80.73.33.11.10.60.50.30.2-
35 - 39119.90.36.650.942.213.64.31.50.5-81.40.24.437.128.27.42.90.90.3-10-0.74.42.81.60.4---15.4-0.44.77.32.60.4---4.8-0.52.11.80.20.2---8.40.10.62.62.21.70.50.50.1-
40 - 44122.90.10.57.450.243.115.64.41.10.687.20.10.35.637.92910.72.90.50.310.8--0.64.24.41.20.30.1-12.2-0.10.33.45.92.10.30.2-4.1--0.42.110.40.1--8.6-0.10.52.72.81.10.80.40.3
45 - 49116.6-0.10.75.846.846.6132.70.984-0.10.44.135.133.88.41.60.614.2---0.656.21.70.50.18---0.22.73.41.60.1-3.3--0.10.31.710.2-0.17-0.10.10.62.22.31.10.50.2
50 - 54121.1--0.11.27.250.248.111.72.590--0.10.74.838.736.18.11.715---0.21.25.76.11.40.38.6---0.10.33.13.81.20.21.5---0.10.30.60.30.10.16--0.10.10.721.910.3
55 - 59107.3---0.10.96.347.142.110.783.9----0.64.53832.87.912.4----0.115.24.61.36.8----0.10.52.13.111----0.10.20.30.4-3.4----0.10.11.51.20.5
60 - 6486.4---0.10.10.95.139.14169.4---0.1-0.53.632.732.68.9-----0.40.93.34.35.4----0.1-0.3230.4------0.10.20.22.2---0.1--0.30.91
65 & Over116.1-----0.20.64.7110.699.2-----0.10.43.894.98.7------0.10.585.3-------0.15.20.6-------0.10.42.4-----0.1-0.12.1
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Married Couples in Resident Households by Age Group of Husband and Wife, and Ethnic Group of Couple (General Household Survey 2015) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_da0240eab6722841dbd66a5667047de0/view

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