A Singapore Government Agency Website
Official website links end with .gov.sg
Government agencies communicate via .gov.sg websites (e.g. go.gov.sg/open). Trusted websites

Secure websites use HTTPS

Look for a lock () or https:// as an added precaution. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Scam alert

Government officers will never ask you to send money or share your details over the phone. When unsure, hang up and call Scamshield at 1799.
 
Economy

Married Couples in Resident Households by Ethnic Group of Husband and Wife (General Household Survey 2005)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 19/10/2015

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2005

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude households whose members were all overseas and spouse who was not present in households.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/6516

Last updated 1 month ago (16 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

Data explorer

MarriedCouplesinResidentHouseholdsbyEthnicGroupofHusbandandWifeGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (5 rows, 290 B)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
Chinese
Numeric
Malays
Numeric
Indians
Numeric
Others
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total786810605592977906762915799
Chinese602385592369180430505162
Malays10189733308974762322588
Indians62424989393356765736
Others201058904230615827313
Google colab link
Analyse this dataset with Colab Notebook
  1. 1. Copy this dataset ID: d_e5de9776d19b810f5df454d31e0b74d5
  2. 2. Click on the button below

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

Adding an API key gives you higher rate limits and priority support. Log in to create your API key.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_e5de9776d19b810f5df454d31e0b74d5"
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). Married Couples in Resident Households by Ethnic Group of Husband and Wife (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_e5de9776d19b810f5df454d31e0b74d5/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)