Married Couples in Resident Households by Occupation of Husband and Wife (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 11 records. Fields include Number, Total, (Occupation of Husband) Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers, (Occupation of Husband) Professionals (12 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-06.
Description
Census of Population 2020 cross-tabulation of married couples in Singapore resident households by husband’s occupation and wife’s occupation across major occupational groups. Sociologists study assortative mating, dual-career patterns, and household labour segmentation in Singapore. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17540.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17540
- Last updated
- Rows
- 11
- Columns
- 12
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | Total | (Occupation of Husband) Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | (Occupation of Husband) Professionals | (Occupation of Husband) Associate Professionals & Technicians | (Occupation of Husband) Clerical Support Workers | (Occupation of Husband) Service & Sales Workers | (Occupation of Husband) Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | (Occupation of Husband) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | (Occupation of Husband) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | (Occupation of Husband) Others1/ | (Occupation of Husband) Not Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 977333.000000 | 177646.000000 | 165658.000000 | 135797.000000 | 26642.000000 | 65196.000000 | 39322.000000 | 96600.000000 | 40349 | 9344.000000 | 220779.000000 |
| Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | 90209.000000 | 39203.000000 | 22103.000000 | 10666.000000 | 1203.000000 | 2614.000000 | 1088.000000 | 3055.000000 | 542 | 845.000000 | 8887.000000 |
| Professionals | 136527.000000 | 35021.000000 | 55456.000000 | 20301.000000 | 2018.000000 | 4476.000000 | 1769.000000 | 3636.000000 | 616 | 2151.000000 | 11084.000000 |
| Associate Professionals & Technicians | 111711.000000 | 22589.000000 | 25603.000000 | 27956.000000 | 3148.000000 | 6478.000000 | 3608.000000 | 8850.000000 | 1709 | 1560.000000 | 10210.000000 |
| Clerical Support Workers | 97792.000000 | 16807.000000 | 10268.000000 | 20307.000000 | 5859.000000 | 7871.000000 | 6273.000000 | 12851.000000 | 3317 | 811.000000 | 13428.000000 |
| Service & Sales Workers | 83051.000000 | 7721.000000 | 5614.000000 | 11318.000000 | 3044.000000 | 15347.000000 | 5778.000000 | 14899.000000 | 5902 | 532.000000 | 12896.000000 |
| Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | 5520.000000 | 543.000000 | 390.000000 | 735.000000 | 156.000000 | 383.000000 | 1040.000000 | 917.000000 | 393 | 41.000000 | 920.000000 |
| Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | 9419.000000 | 544.000000 | 506.000000 | 1399.000000 | 370.000000 | 463.000000 | 895.000000 | 2925.000000 | 915 | 54.000000 | 1348.000000 |
| Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | 51041.000000 | 2006.000000 | 943.000000 | 3378.000000 | 1575.000000 | 4910.000000 | 3783.000000 | 11005.000000 | 9514 | 365.000000 | 13563.000000 |
| Others1/ | 746.000000 | 143.000000 | 74.000000 | 108.000000 | 28.000000 | 16.000000 | 49.000000 | 87.000000 | - | 144.000000 | 96.000000 |
Preview shows 10 rows and 12 columns. Use the table search or download the CSV for the full data.
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Professionals | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Associate Professionals & Technicians | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Clerical Support Workers | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Service & Sales Workers | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | Text | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Others1/ | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation of Husband) Not Employed | Numeric | No |