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Economy

Key Indicators On The Elderly, Annual

Data from Jan 2023 to Feb 2023

Last updated: 01 Apr 2026, 23:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

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

Data Last Updated: 29/09/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the 'Population Trends' publication (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/population-trends-2025), 'Complete Life Tables for Singapore Resident Population' publication (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/complete-life-tables-for-singapore-resident-population-2023-2024) and Information Paper on 'Complete Life Tables 2003-2006 for Singapore Resident Population' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/population/death-and-life-expectancy/related-information).

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

Data explorer

KeyIndicatorsOnTheElderlyAnnual.csv (34 rows, 8 KB)

Data Series Text	2025 Text	2024 Numeric	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Numeric	2014 Numeric	2013 Numeric	2012 Numeric	2011 Numeric	2010 Numeric	2009 Numeric	2008 Numeric	2007 Numeric	2006 Numeric	2005 Numeric	2004 Numeric	2003 Numeric	2002 Numeric	2001 Numeric	2000 Numeric	1995 Numeric	1990 Numeric	1980 Text	1970 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)88.2% 8612.9% 7.22.9% 11.62.9% 18.82.9%	(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)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)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)70.6%	(Null)70.6%
Proportion Of Elderly Residents (65 Years & Over) Among Resident Population	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	11.6	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	7.2	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)	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	32.5	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	10.5	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	21.2	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	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	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	6.7	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

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Per Cent	-
2025	2025	Text	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	-
2017	2017	Numeric	Per Cent	-

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_dd380a87c84d7bf73e1ca050b176370f"
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response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Key Indicators On The Elderly, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 5, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_dd380a87c84d7bf73e1ca050b176370f/view

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Created on

17 Feb 2023

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