Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Number of Working Persons in Household (General Household Survey 2015)
Description
General Household Survey 2015 table showing Singapore resident households by age group of the head of household and household living arrangement, cross-classified by the number of working persons in the household. Counts are given in thousands for households with no working person, one, two, three, and four or more working persons. Published by the Singapore Department of Statistics, the table helps researchers study household economic dependency, retirement-age households without earners, and how earner counts vary with household composition. Living-arrangement figures were revised in June 2026 to be based on household member composition rather than head-of-household characteristics. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8262.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data on Household Living Arrangement have been revised in June 2026 to be based on the composition of members within the household, instead of the characteristics of the head of household, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8262
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | Total | No Working Person | 1 Working Person | 2 Working Persons | 3 Working Persons | 4 or More Working Persons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1225.300000 | 118.800000 | 397.300000 | 468.8 | 159.6 | 80.8 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 692.600000 | 7.900000 | 156.700000 | 323.7 | 134.6 | 69.6 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 190.500000 | 38.500000 | 57.000000 | 84 | 6.9 | 4 |
| Lone Parent | 118.800000 | 9.300000 | 57.800000 | 36.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| One-Person | 146.000000 | 49.700000 | 96.300000 | - | - | - |
| Others | 77.400000 | 13.400000 | 29.400000 | 24.9 | 5.7 | 4 |
| Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years | 99.000000 | 2.300000 | 28.600000 | 55.4 | 7.3 | 5.3 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 48.500000 | 0.300000 | 11.200000 | 30.4 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 27.300000 | 0.200000 | 3.900000 | 20 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Lone Parent | 5.800000 | 0.500000 | 2.800000 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| One-Person | 9.200000 | 1.000000 | 8.300000 | - | - | - |
| Others | 8.200000 | 0.400000 | 2.500000 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Head of Household Aged 35-49 Years | 424.900000 | 8.700000 | 155.700000 | 212.6 | 33.9 | 13.9 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 282.000000 | 2.000000 | 77.600000 | 165.5 | 27 | 9.9 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 45.400000 | 0.300000 | 10.500000 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Lone Parent | 36.500000 | 2.000000 | 22.900000 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| One-Person | 39.600000 | 3.100000 | 36.600000 | - | - | - |
| Others | 21.300000 | 1.300000 | 8.100000 | 8.1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Head of Household Aged 50-64 Years | 480.300000 | 30.500000 | 140.000000 | 157 | 99.4 | 53.4 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 288.100000 | 3.200000 | 45.200000 | 102.7 | 86.9 | 50 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 56.800000 | 6.000000 | 23.300000 | 24.5 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Lone Parent | 51.800000 | 3.100000 | 19.900000 | 19 | 8 | 1.8 |
| One-Person | 56.000000 | 15.300000 | 40.700000 | - | - | - |
| Others | 27.700000 | 2.900000 | 10.800000 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Head of Household Aged 65 Years & Over | 221.200000 | 77.300000 | 73.000000 | 43.8 | 19 | 8.2 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| No Working Person | Numeric | No |
| 1 Working Person | Numeric | No |
| 2 Working Persons | Text | No |
| 3 Working Persons | Text | No |
| 4 or More Working Persons | Text | No |