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Economy

Key Indicators On The Elderly, Annual

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS & MINISTRY OF MANPOWER, REGISTRY OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS

Footnotes: More information available on the following: Population Trends report (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/population-trends-2026); Complete Life Tables for Singapore Resident Population publication (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/complete-life-tables-for-singapore-resident-population-2024-2025); Information Paper on 'Singapore Resident Population, 2003-2007' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/singapore-resident-population-2003-2007)

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810611

Data from Jan 2023 to Feb 2023

Last updated 16 days ago (01 Oct 2026)

Updated annually

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KeyIndicatorsOnTheElderlyAnnual.csv (55 rows, 12.3 KB)

Data Series Text	2026 Text	2025 Numeric	2024 Numeric	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Numeric	2014 Text	2013 Text	2012 Text	2011 Text	2010 Text	2009 Text	2008 Text	2007 Text	2006 Text	2005 Text	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1995 Text	1990 Text	1980 Text	1970 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)54.5%	(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)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)38.2%	(Null)81.8% 141.8% 8201.8% 1.31.8% 1.81.8%	(Null)81.8% 7901.8% 0.81.8% 1.91.8% 2.61.8%
Proportion Of Elderly Residents (65 Years & Over) Among Resident Population	19.5	18.8	18	17.3	16.6	16	15.2	14.4	13.7	13	12.4	11.8	11.2	10.5	9.9	9.3	9	8.8	8.7	8.5	8.4	8.1	7.8	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.2	6.5	6	4.9	3.4
65 - 74 Years	11.9	11.6	11.3	11	10.7	10.5	9.9	9.2	8.7	8.2	7.7	7.3	6.9	6.5	6.1	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.1	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.2	3.8	3.6	2.6
75 Years & Over	7.6	7.2	6.7	6.3	5.9	5.6	5.3	5.2	5	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.2	4	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.1	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.2	1.3	0.8
Sex Ratio Of Elderly Residents (65 Years & Over)	863	861	859	856	854	850	848	845	838	832	828	823	816	809	802	795	792	795	792	790	792	790	792	791	813	816	818	821	818	820	790
Proportion Of Elderly Residents (65 Years & Over) In Labour Force	na	32.3	32.5	31.5	32.1	32.9	30.1	28.7	27.8	26.8	26.5	25.8	25.2	23.8	22	20.4	17.6	17.2	16.1	14.8	14.3	11.4	10.4	11.2	11.5	11.8	10.8	10.6	14.3	16.4	17.3
Proportion Of Employed Elderly Residents (65 Years & Over) Among Employed Residents (15 Years & Over)	na	10.9	10.5	9.2	8.8	8.7	7.9	7.2	6.6	6.5	5.9	5.4	5.5	4.7	4.1	3.7	3	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.5	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.5	1.8	1.8	1.9
Life Expectancy At Age 65 Years	na	21.6	21.4	20.9	20.7	20.9	21.3	21.4	21.2	21	20.8	20.8	20.6	20.4	20.2	20	19.8	19.6	19.3	19	18.9	18.7	18.4	18	17.3	17.1	16.9	16	15.7	14	8.4
Death Rate Of Elderly Residents	na	26.5	27.3	29	30.6	28.9	26.7	27	27.9	28.8	28.7	29.9	31	31.7	32.3	33.8	34.1	33.9	35.4	36.7	36	37.4	38.4	41.6	39.9	40	42.3	48.1	47.4	55.1	63.2
Heart & Hypertensive Diseases	na	6.6	6.6	7	7.6	7.2	6.6	6.1	6.2	6.6	6.4	6.6	6.4	6.4	6.5	9.1	8.1	8.2	8.8	9.3	8.9	8.7	9.6	11.3	10.3	11.4	11.6	12.2	13.2	14.2	11.3
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasms)	na	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.6	7	7	7	7.3	7.5	7.7	8.1	8.2	8.6	8.7	7.3	8.7	9	9.4	9.3	9.2	8.8	9.3	9.6	10	10.2	10.6	11	10.4	10.9	7.8

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Per Cent	-
2026	2026	Text	Per Cent	-
2025	2025	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2024	2024	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2023	2023	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2022	2022	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2021	2021	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2020	2020	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2019	2019	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2018	2018	Numeric	Per Cent	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Key Indicators On The Elderly, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved October 18, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_dd380a87c84d7bf73e1ca050b176370f/view

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Created on

17 Feb 2023

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