Resident Population Aged 65 Years and Over in Resident Households by Living Arrangements, Age Group and Sex (Census of Population 2010)
Description
2010 Census tabulation of residents aged 65 and over in resident households by living arrangements, age group, and sex. Age bands include 65–69, 70–74, 75–79 with male and female splits. SingStat classifies arrangements using presence of spouse and/or children in the household. Gerontology researchers study elderly co-residence and support structures across Singapore.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2010 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/8991
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- Columns
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (65 - 69 Years) Total | (65 - 69 Years) Males | (65 - 69 Years) Females | (70 - 74 Years) Total | (70 - 74 Years) Males | (70 - 74 Years) Females | (75 - 79 Years) Total | (75 - 79 Years) Males | (75 - 79 Years) Females | (80 - 84 Years) Total | (80 - 84 Years) Males | (80 - 84 Years) Females | (85 Years & Over) Total | (85 Years & Over) Males | (85 Years & Over) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 340748.000000 | 148907.000000 | 191842.000000 | 112322.000000 | 53346.000000 | 58976.000000 | 94373.000000 | 43683.000000 | 50691.000000 | 65960.000000 | 27753.000000 | 38206.000000 | 40255.000000 | 15255.000000 | 25000.000000 | 27839.000000 | 8869.000000 | 18969.000000 |
| Living With Spouse | 187202.000000 | 114475.000000 | 72726.000000 | 77987.000000 | 44193.000000 | 33794.000000 | 57363.000000 | 34624.000000 | 22739.000000 | 31741.000000 | 20633.000000 | 11108.000000 | 14026.000000 | 10134.000000 | 3892.000000 | 6084.000000 | 4891.000000 | 1193.000000 |
| No Children In Household | 66093.000000 | 38754.000000 | 27339.000000 | 24587.000000 | 12652.000000 | 11936.000000 | 21858.000000 | 12605.000000 | 9253.000000 | 12236.000000 | 7980.000000 | 4256.000000 | 5245.000000 | 3807.000000 | 1439.000000 | 2165.000000 | 1710.000000 | 455.000000 |
| With At Least One Working Child | 108232.000000 | 67390.000000 | 40842.000000 | 47735.000000 | 27824.000000 | 19911.000000 | 31992.000000 | 19871.000000 | 12121.000000 | 17527.000000 | 11385.000000 | 6143.000000 | 7699.000000 | 5628.000000 | 2070.000000 | 3279.000000 | 2682.000000 | 597.000000 |
| With All Non-Working Children | 12877.000000 | 8332.000000 | 4545.000000 | 5665.000000 | 3717.000000 | 1947.000000 | 3513.000000 | 2148.000000 | 1365.000000 | 1977.000000 | 1268.000000 | 709.000000 | 1082.000000 | 699.000000 | 383.000000 | 640.000000 | 499.000000 | 141.000000 |
| Living With Children But Without Spouse | 106145.000000 | 17967.000000 | 88177.000000 | 19591.000000 | 3462.000000 | 16129.000000 | 23664.000000 | 4099.000000 | 19565.000000 | 24868.000000 | 4045.000000 | 20824.000000 | 20357.000000 | 3440.000000 | 16917.000000 | 17664.000000 | 2922.000000 | 14743.000000 |
| With At Least One Working Child | 92970.000000 | 16134.000000 | 76836.000000 | 18192.000000 | 3137.000000 | 15055.000000 | 21558.000000 | 3829.000000 | 17729.000000 | 22063.000000 | 3681.000000 | 18382.000000 | 17431.000000 | 3051.000000 | 14381.000000 | 13726.000000 | 2435.000000 | 11290.000000 |
| With All Non-Working Children | 13175.000000 | 1834.000000 | 11341.000000 | 1400.000000 | 325.000000 | 1075.000000 | 2106.000000 | 269.000000 | 1836.000000 | 2805.000000 | 363.000000 | 2442.000000 | 2926.000000 | 390.000000 | 2536.000000 | 3939.000000 | 486.000000 | 3453.000000 |
| Not Living With Spouse Or Children | 47402.000000 | 16464.000000 | 30938.000000 | 14743.000000 | 5691.000000 | 9052.000000 | 13346.000000 | 4960.000000 | 8386.000000 | 9350.000000 | 3075.000000 | 6275.000000 | 5872.000000 | 1681.000000 | 4191.000000 | 4090.000000 | 1057.000000 | 3033.000000 |
| Alone | 27913.000000 | 9398.000000 | 18515.000000 | 8347.000000 | 3078.000000 | 5269.000000 | 8122.000000 | 2816.000000 | 5306.000000 | 5987.000000 | 1930.000000 | 4057.000000 | 3580.000000 | 1000.000000 | 2580.000000 | 1878.000000 | 575.000000 | 1303.000000 |
| With Other Elderly Persons Only | 4356.000000 | 1906.000000 | 2450.000000 | 1451.000000 | 632.000000 | 818.000000 | 1402.000000 | 615.000000 | 788.000000 | 838.000000 | 390.000000 | 448.000000 | 443.000000 | 206.000000 | 237.000000 | 222.000000 | 62.000000 | 159.000000 |
| Others | 15133.000000 | 5161.000000 | 9972.000000 | 4946.000000 | 1981.000000 | 2965.000000 | 3822.000000 | 1530.000000 | 2293.000000 | 2525.000000 | 756.000000 | 1770.000000 | 1849.000000 | 475.000000 | 1374.000000 | 1991.000000 | 420.000000 | 1571.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (65 - 69 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| (65 - 69 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| (65 - 69 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| (70 - 74 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| (70 - 74 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| (70 - 74 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| (75 - 79 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| (75 - 79 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| (75 - 79 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| (80 - 84 Years) Total | Numeric | No |
| (80 - 84 Years) Males | Numeric | No |
| (80 - 84 Years) Females | Numeric | No |
| (85 Years & Over) Total | Numeric | No |
| (85 Years & Over) Males | Numeric | No |
| (85 Years & Over) Females | Numeric | No |