Skip to content
D

Proportion Of Singles Among Resident Population By Selected Age Group, Sex And Highest Qualification Attained (HQA), Annual

What this data shows

Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 42 records. Fields include Data Series, 2025, 2024, 2023 (37 columns in total). Covers 1990-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Last updated 2026-09-02.

Description

Annual proportion of never-married singles among Singapore's resident population by selected age group, sex, and highest qualification attained from 1990 through 2024. Census, General Household Survey, and Labour Force Survey years are mixed as noted in the footnotes. Demographers and family-policy analysts track how education relates to singleness. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M810591.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data refers to those who are never-married. Data by highest qualification attained pertain to residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students, and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. Data for 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 are based on the Census of Population while data for 1995, 2005, 2015 and 2025 are based on the General Household Survey. Data for all other years are based on the Comprehensive June Labour Force Survey. Survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810591

Last updated
Coverage
1990-01-01 – 2025-12-31
Rows
42
Columns
37

Chart

Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
30-39 Years (Total) 31.4 30.3 30.4 28.400000 31.200000 29.000000 26.300000 25.400000 25.100000 25.300000 24.600000
Secondary & Below 24.7 25.5 25.4 20.400000 24.600000 22.900000 22.400000 21.200000 22.200000 22.800000 21.400000
Below Secondary na na na 25.400000 32.300000 23.300000 26.900000 21.300000 21.500000 22.100000 21.300000
Secondary na na na 18.100000 21.600000 22.600000 20.200000 21.100000 22.600000 23.200000 21.400000
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) 29 27.4 27.3 25.100000 28.400000 27.300000 27.300000 25.700000 23.700000 24.700000 24.000000
Diploma & Professional Qualification 31.7 28.5 30.2 28.600000 32.300000 29.400000 26.500000 25.400000 24.800000 25.000000 26.000000
University 32.4 31.8 31.5 30.000000 32.200000 30.300000 26.700000 26.300000 26.100000 26.100000 25.000000
30-39 Years (Males) 35.7 33.8 34.5 32.300000 34.700000 32.300000 29.800000 29.700000 28.500000 29.100000 28.600000
Secondary & Below 34.1 34 34.6 27.700000 33.200000 32.900000 32.200000 33.000000 33.200000 33.300000 33.600000
Below Secondary na na na 35.800000 42.400000 37.600000 40.900000 38.400000 38.200000 36.800000 34.200000

Preview shows 10 rows and 12 columns. Use the table search or download the CSV for the full data.

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2025 Text No
2024 Text No
2023 Text No
2022 Numeric No
2021 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2012 Numeric No
2011 Numeric No
2010 Numeric No
2009 Numeric No
2008 Numeric No
2007 Numeric No
2006 Numeric No
2005 Numeric No
2004 Numeric No
2003 Numeric No
2002 Numeric No
2001 Numeric No
2000 Numeric No
1999 Numeric No
1998 Numeric No
1997 Numeric No
1996 Numeric No
1995 Numeric No
1994 Numeric No
1993 Numeric No
1992 Numeric No
1991 Numeric No
1990 Numeric No