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Economy

Resident Population Aged 65 Years and Over* in Resident Households by Living Arrangements, Age Group and Sex (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Footnotes: Notes: Exclude elderly who were overseas for 6 months or more.For residents aged 65 years and over in resident households, the Living Arrangement categories are based on presence of their spouse and/or children (including children-in-law) in the same household. The classification also incorporates the labour force status of their children.Data on Living Arrangement of Residents Aged 65 and Over have been updated in June 2026 to incorporate refinements to the identification of child-in-law.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8997

Last updated 18 days ago (22 Aug 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentPopulationAged65YearsandOverinResidentHouseholdsbyLivingArrangementsAgeGroupandSexCensusofPopulation2000.csv (12 rows, 1.9 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(65 - 69 Years) Total
Numeric
(65 - 69 Years) Males
Numeric
(65 - 69 Years) Females
Numeric
(70 - 74 Years) Total
Numeric
(70 - 74 Years) Males
Numeric
(70 - 74 Years) Females
Numeric
(75 - 79 Years) Total
Numeric
(75 - 79 Years) Males
Numeric
(75 - 79 Years) Females
Numeric
(80 Years and Over) Total
Numeric
(80 Years and Over) Males
Numeric
(80 Years and Over) Females
Numeric
(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%
Total228639100691127948865674106645501636132832435289388771664822229395821465324929
Living With Spouse1152267427140955549773287722101328412106711774164441175146941096385762387
No Children in Household318301988111949144738266620892375756348149173393152432022466737
With At Least One Working Child756584922726432366682210014569216081403275761050476582846687854371441
With All Non-Working Children773851632574383525111325199612797171023700324883674209
Living With Children but Without Spouse85159152476991221745360618139230973981191161770931201459022608454118067
With At Least One Working Child75937137826215520174335016823213963677177191587228171305518495393814557
With All Non-Working Children92231465775715722561316170130413971837303153441136023511
Not Living With Spouse or Children282541117217081984445835261767532754400472317782946601115364475
Alone15237583394035325229030354496173127652706935177127108771833
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_fc0f52ab9f37fce039719720d41c2bc9"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2026). Resident Population Aged 65 Years and Over* in Resident Households by Living Arrangements, Age Group and Sex (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_fc0f52ab9f37fce039719720d41c2bc9/view

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Created on

22 Jul 2026

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)