Resident Households By Household Size, Annual
Description
Track how Singapore resident household size distributions change from 1980 to 2025 with an annual time series from the Singapore Department of Statistics. Benchmark years draw on censuses, General Household Surveys, or the Comprehensive June Labour Force Survey per official footnotes. The wide-format table supports housing demand, fertility, and household composition research.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data for 1980, 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/M810371
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1980-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 16
- Columns
- 45
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 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Households | 1487100.000000 | 1463400.000000 | 1425100.000000 | 1399600.000000 | 1390600.000000 | 1372600.000000 | 1372400.000000 | 1325300.000000 | 1289900.000000 | 1263600.000000 | 1225300.000000 | 1200000.000000 | 1174500.000000 | 1152000.000000 | 1146200.000000 | 1145900.000000 | 1119600.000000 | 1093100.000000 | 1074800.000000 | 1054100.000000 | 1024500.000000 | 1003800.000000 | 989000.000000 | 964600.000000 | 934400.000000 | 915100.000000 | 889100.000000 | 848000.000000 | 824700.000000 | 804700.000000 | 768400.000000 | 751900.000000 | 724600.000000 | 708500.000000 | 688100.000000 | 661700.000000 | 648100.000000 | 621900.000000 | 593700.000000 | 577800.000000 | 551500.000000 | 521900.000000 | 498900.000000 | 472700.000000 |
| 1-Person Households | 247900.000000 | 236200.000000 | 222700.000000 | 217300.000000 | 217400.000000 | 220300.000000 | 208000.000000 | 185400.000000 | 167900.000000 | 156200.000000 | 146000.000000 | 134800.000000 | 124400.000000 | 109500.000000 | 114000.000000 | 139900.000000 | 115700.000000 | 109700.000000 | 116400.000000 | 112500.000000 | 103300.000000 | 96300.000000 | 94800.000000 | 82700.000000 | 73200.000000 | 75400.000000 | 67000.000000 | 54900.000000 | 51700.000000 | 44900.000000 | 38100.000000 | 35900.000000 | 33800.000000 | 32400.000000 | 29600.000000 | 34600.000000 | 23200.000000 | 20400.000000 | 17700.000000 | 19400.000000 | 16500.000000 | 17600.000000 | 19300.000000 | 27100.000000 |
| 2-Person Households | 354200.000000 | 343700.000000 | 344200.000000 | 331300.000000 | 331200.000000 | 309800.000000 | 334400.000000 | 306300.000000 | 289200.000000 | 276100.000000 | 259200.000000 | 252200.000000 | 234100.000000 | 230900.000000 | 227900.000000 | 215000.000000 | 219400.000000 | 214300.000000 | 204600.000000 | 207600.000000 | 191200.000000 | 193000.000000 | 190500.000000 | 181400.000000 | 173700.000000 | 157200.000000 | 153000.000000 | 134600.000000 | 131000.000000 | 118000.000000 | 106800.000000 | 102500.000000 | 91900.000000 | 92400.000000 | 87300.000000 | 80500.000000 | 78800.000000 | 73400.000000 | 69100.000000 | 66600.000000 | 57500.000000 | 50300.000000 | 45700.000000 | 45400.000000 |
| 3-Person Households | 335800.000000 | 335000.000000 | 315500.000000 | 329300.000000 | 297500.000000 | 280500.000000 | 286400.000000 | 276900.000000 | 277000.000000 | 266200.000000 | 256200.000000 | 251500.000000 | 243700.000000 | 238300.000000 | 237100.000000 | 231400.000000 | 234300.000000 | 227200.000000 | 223300.000000 | 217500.000000 | 206000.000000 | 206800.000000 | 201300.000000 | 205700.000000 | 188300.000000 | 175100.000000 | 182600.000000 | 169100.000000 | 161000.000000 | 150900.000000 | 140400.000000 | 136000.000000 | 127400.000000 | 124400.000000 | 120100.000000 | 108100.000000 | 113600.000000 | 109400.000000 | 99100.000000 | 95100.000000 | 85700.000000 | 76400.000000 | 71300.000000 | 66800.000000 |
| 4-Person Households | 296600.000000 | 294900.000000 | 287100.000000 | 287100.000000 | 279100.000000 | 275600.000000 | 283500.000000 | 284500.000000 | 278100.000000 | 286200.000000 | 282200.000000 | 280100.000000 | 290900.000000 | 281100.000000 | 279600.000000 | 263900.000000 | 271300.000000 | 268200.000000 | 262900.000000 | 258000.000000 | 247300.000000 | 250300.000000 | 249600.000000 | 242200.000000 | 242200.000000 | 233400.000000 | 244600.000000 | 240700.000000 | 231800.000000 | 232500.000000 | 220900.000000 | 211700.000000 | 206100.000000 | 196700.000000 | 191500.000000 | 165500.000000 | 181100.000000 | 169800.000000 | 155700.000000 | 148400.000000 | 136700.000000 | 119700.000000 | 110900.000000 | 92300.000000 |
| 5-Person Households | 161600.000000 | 161800.000000 | 156500.000000 | 147500.000000 | 160900.000000 | 163500.000000 | 155100.000000 | 160700.000000 | 161400.000000 | 161200.000000 | 164000.000000 | 162900.000000 | 165500.000000 | 170500.000000 | 169700.000000 | 168000.000000 | 164500.000000 | 163700.000000 | 166100.000000 | 160300.000000 | 163100.000000 | 160200.000000 | 155500.000000 | 162700.000000 | 163200.000000 | 163700.000000 | 152600.000000 | 156100.000000 | 157700.000000 | 163400.000000 | 153600.000000 | 159100.000000 | 154400.000000 | 150300.000000 | 146600.000000 | 136100.000000 | 141900.000000 | 132000.000000 | 125000.000000 | 118400.000000 | 116000.000000 | 106900.000000 | 96800.000000 | 81300.000000 |
| 6-Person Households Or Larger | 91000.000000 | 91900.000000 | 99200.000000 | 87100.000000 | 104400.000000 | 122900.000000 | 104900.000000 | 111600.000000 | 116300.000000 | 117600.000000 | 117600.000000 | 118400.000000 | 116000.000000 | 121800.000000 | 117900.000000 | 127800.000000 | 114400.000000 | 110200.000000 | 101400.000000 | 98200.000000 | 113600.000000 | 97200.000000 | 97100.000000 | 89900.000000 | 93800.000000 | 110200.000000 | 89500.000000 | 92600.000000 | 91400.000000 | 95000.000000 | 108500.000000 | 106700.000000 | 111000.000000 | 112400.000000 | 113000.000000 | 137000.000000 | 109600.000000 | 116900.000000 | 127000.000000 | 129900.000000 | 139200.000000 | 151100.000000 | 154900.000000 | 159900.000000 |
| Average Household Size Among Resident Households | 3.060000 | 3.090000 | 3.110000 | 3.090000 | 3.150000 | 3.220000 | 3.160000 | 3.240000 | 3.300000 | 3.350000 | 3.390000 | 3.430000 | 3.470000 | 3.530000 | 3.510000 | 3.500000 | 3.490000 | 3.500000 | 3.480000 | 3.460000 | 3.560000 | 3.520000 | 3.520000 | 3.550000 | 3.610000 | 3.700000 | 3.640000 | 3.750000 | 3.770000 | 3.860000 | 3.960000 | 3.980000 | 4.050000 | 4.060000 | 4.090000 | 4.250000 | 4.150000 | 4.220000 | 4.340000 | 4.370000 | 4.520000 | 4.700000 | 4.790000 | 4.870000 |
| Total HDB Dwellings | 2.980000 | 3.010000 | 3.040000 | 3.020000 | 3.090000 | 3.130000 | 3.070000 | 3.180000 | 3.250000 | 3.300000 | 3.340000 | 3.370000 | 3.420000 | 3.480000 | 3.460000 | 3.450000 | 3.450000 | 3.450000 | 3.440000 | 3.430000 | 3.510000 | 3.460000 | 3.470000 | 3.510000 | 3.570000 | 3.660000 | 3.610000 | 3.720000 | 3.750000 | 3.830000 | 3.940000 | 3.960000 | 4.030000 | 4.040000 | 4.090000 | 4.240000 | 4.150000 | 4.230000 | 4.320000 | 4.340000 | 4.480000 | 4.660000 | 4.730000 | 4.820000 |
| HDB 1- And 2-Room Flats | 1.920000 | 1.920000 | 1.990000 | 2.050000 | 2.010000 | 2.090000 | 2.020000 | 2.080000 | 2.190000 | 2.160000 | 2.240000 | 2.320000 | 2.380000 | 2.360000 | 2.240000 | 2.110000 | 2.120000 | 2.090000 | 2.010000 | 2.000000 | 2.040000 | 2.040000 | 1.960000 | 2.070000 | 2.190000 | 2.200000 | 2.310000 | 2.460000 | 2.540000 | 2.640000 | 2.740000 | 2.820000 | 2.840000 | 2.870000 | 2.910000 | 3.120000 | 3.170000 | 3.430000 | 3.460000 | 3.490000 | 3.770000 | 3.980000 | 4.050000 | 4.140000 |
| HDB 3-Room Flats | 2.430000 | 2.450000 | 2.490000 | 2.460000 | 2.480000 | 2.540000 | 2.500000 | 2.580000 | 2.630000 | 2.670000 | 2.690000 | 2.700000 | 2.740000 | 2.790000 | 2.770000 | 2.780000 | 2.770000 | 2.770000 | 2.760000 | 2.770000 | 2.800000 | 2.810000 | 2.850000 | 2.930000 | 3.010000 | 3.110000 | 3.190000 | 3.370000 | 3.500000 | 3.630000 | 3.760000 | 3.810000 | 3.910000 | 3.940000 | 4.010000 | 4.180000 | 4.130000 | 4.220000 | 4.350000 | 4.430000 | 4.620000 | 4.830000 | 4.920000 | 5.100000 |
| HDB 4-Room Flats | 3.160000 | 3.180000 | 3.170000 | 3.150000 | 3.270000 | 3.290000 | 3.220000 | 3.340000 | 3.420000 | 3.460000 | 3.490000 | 3.530000 | 3.580000 | 3.630000 | 3.650000 | 3.660000 | 3.660000 | 3.660000 | 3.650000 | 3.690000 | 3.760000 | 3.730000 | 3.750000 | 3.750000 | 3.870000 | 3.950000 | 3.880000 | 4.010000 | 4.070000 | 4.150000 | 4.260000 | 4.270000 | 4.320000 | 4.360000 | 4.420000 | 4.560000 | 4.480000 | 4.530000 | 4.650000 | 4.740000 | 4.920000 | 5.270000 | 5.370000 | 5.510000 |
| HDB 5-Room And Executive Flats | 3.480000 | 3.560000 | 3.600000 | 3.560000 | 3.630000 | 3.670000 | 3.580000 | 3.710000 | 3.770000 | 3.840000 | 3.890000 | 3.880000 | 3.940000 | 3.980000 | 3.990000 | 3.960000 | 3.930000 | 3.930000 | 3.930000 | 3.930000 | 4.000000 | 3.930000 | 3.960000 | 3.960000 | 3.970000 | 4.130000 | 4.060000 | 4.090000 | 4.050000 | 4.100000 | 4.220000 | 4.270000 | 4.400000 | 4.370000 | 4.350000 | 4.460000 | 4.330000 | 4.330000 | 4.420000 | 4.460000 | 4.650000 | 4.610000 | 4.690000 | 4.760000 |
| Condominiums And Other Apartments | 3.150000 | 3.140000 | 3.170000 | 3.110000 | 3.110000 | 3.290000 | 3.260000 | 3.260000 | 3.240000 | 3.300000 | 3.340000 | 3.400000 | 3.420000 | 3.480000 | 3.430000 | 3.410000 | 3.450000 | 3.460000 | 3.440000 | 3.330000 | 3.520000 | 3.560000 | 3.450000 | 3.480000 | 3.580000 | 3.670000 | 3.570000 | 3.610000 | 3.610000 | 3.670000 | 3.560000 | 3.720000 | 3.730000 | 3.720000 | 3.660000 | 3.830000 | 3.480000 | 3.560000 | 3.680000 | 3.750000 | 3.950000 | 3.910000 | 4.020000 | 4.040000 |
| Landed Properties | 4.130000 | 4.130000 | 4.070000 | 4.120000 | 4.200000 | 4.380000 | 4.240000 | 4.170000 | 4.290000 | 4.280000 | 4.300000 | 4.320000 | 4.330000 | 4.350000 | 4.380000 | 4.390000 | 4.280000 | 4.320000 | 4.220000 | 4.220000 | 4.540000 | 4.330000 | 4.300000 | 4.190000 | 4.330000 | 4.650000 | 4.310000 | 4.390000 | 4.300000 | 4.480000 | 4.690000 | 4.530000 | 4.650000 | 4.610000 | 4.570000 | 4.860000 | 4.460000 | 4.590000 | 4.680000 | 4.610000 | 4.850000 | 4.890000 | 4.880000 | 4.910000 |
| Other Types Of Dwelling | 1.880000 | 2.240000 | 2.490000 | 2.260000 | 2.200000 | 2.060000 | 2.810000 | 2.670000 | 2.850000 | 2.650000 | 2.920000 | 3.020000 | 3.380000 | 2.990000 | 3.210000 | 2.650000 | 2.980000 | 3.090000 | 3.040000 | 2.940000 | 2.910000 | 2.850000 | 2.980000 | 3.430000 | 3.170000 | 3.050000 | 3.120000 | 3.310000 | 3.300000 | 3.320000 | 3.140000 | 3.260000 | 3.490000 | 3.510000 | 3.420000 | 3.740000 | 4.110000 | 4.210000 | 4.860000 | 4.800000 | 4.770000 | 5.130000 | 5.230000 | 5.170000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | 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 |
| 1989 | Numeric | No |
| 1988 | Numeric | No |
| 1987 | Numeric | No |
| 1986 | Numeric | No |
| 1985 | Numeric | No |
| 1984 | Numeric | No |
| 1983 | Numeric | No |
| 1980 | Numeric | No |