Resident Population Aged 65 Years and Over in Resident Households by Level of Difficulty in Performing Basic Activity in Specific Domain, Living Arrangement and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 35 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (37 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-08.
Description
Resident population aged 65 and over in Singapore households from the Census of Population 2020, classified by difficulty performing basic activities in specific domains, living arrangement, and sex. Published by the Singapore Department of Statistics, the dataset supports ageing research, disability and functional health studies, and analysis of how older Singapore residents live with spouses and children. Living arrangement categories reflect spouse and child presence and children’s labour-force status.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Notes: 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/17943
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Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Living with Spouse - Total) Total | (Living with Spouse - Total) Males | (Living with Spouse - Total) Females | (Living with Spouse - No Children in Household) Total | (Living with Spouse - No Children in Household) Males | (Living with Spouse - No Children in Household) Females | (Living with Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Total | (Living with Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Males |
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| Total | 622901 | 284402 | 338499 | 379406 | 221606 | 157800 | 164790 | 91829 | 72961 | 187970 | 112743 |
| Without A Lot of Difficulty in Performing Any Basic Activity1/ | 552869 | 257971 | 294899 | 350793 | 203587 | 147206 | 153316 | 84674 | 68642 | 173271 | 103483 |
| No Difficulty in Performing Any Basic Activity1/ | 390873 | 187313 | 203560 | 260937 | 149689 | 111248 | 117847 | 63924 | 53922 | 125365 | 74312 |
| Some Difficulty in Performing At Least One Basic Activity1/ | 161996 | 70658 | 91338 | 89856 | 53897 | 35958 | 35469 | 20750 | 14720 | 47905 | 29171 |
| Unable to Perform/ with A Lot of Difficulty in At Least One Basic Activity1/ | 70032 | 26431 | 43601 | 28613 | 18019 | 10594 | 11474 | 7155 | 4318 | 14700 | 9260 |
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| Without A Lot of Difficulty | 609918 | 278852 | 331066 | 374190 | 218005 | 156185 | 162824 | 90393 | 72431 | 185148 | 110832 |
| No Difficulty | 516337 | 239702 | 276635 | 326537 | 189096 | 137441 | 145955 | 80443 | 65512 | 158275 | 94213 |
| Some Difficulty | 93581 | 39150 | 54431 | 47653 | 28909 | 18743 | 16869 | 9950 | 6919 | 26873 | 16619 |
| Unable to Perform/ with A Lot of Difficulty | 12983 | 5550 | 7433 | 5216 | 3601 | 1615 | 1966 | 1437 | 529 | 2823 | 1910 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Text | No |
| (Total) Males | Text | No |
| (Total) Females | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - Total) Total | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - Total) Males | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - Total) Females | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - No Children in Household) Total | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - No Children in Household) Males | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - No Children in Household) Females | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Total | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Males | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Females | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - With All Non-Employed Children) Total | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - With All Non-Employed Children) Males | Text | No |
| (Living with Spouse - With All Non-Employed Children) Females | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - Total) Total | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - Total) Males | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - Total) Females | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Total | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Males | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - With At Least One Employed Child) Females | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - With All Non-Employed Children) Total | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - With All Non-Employed Children) Males | Text | No |
| (Living With Children but Without Spouse - With All Non-Employed Children) Females | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - Total) Total | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - Total) Males | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - Total) Females | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - One-Person Household) Total | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - One-Person Household) Males | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - One-Person Household) Females | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - With Other Elderly Persons Only) Total | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - With Other Elderly Persons Only) Males | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - With Other Elderly Persons Only) Females | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - Others) Total | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - Others) Males | Text | No |
| (Not Living With Spouse or Children - Others) Females | Text | No |