Resident Population Aged 65 Years and Over* in Resident Households by Living Arrangements, Mobility Status and Sex (Census of Population 2000)
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2000 Footnotes: Notes: Exclude elderly who were overseas for 6 months or more.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/8995
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Ambulant) Total | (Ambulant) Males | (Ambulant) Females | (Semi-Ambulant) Total | (Semi-Ambulant) Males | (Semi-Ambulant) Females | (Non-Ambulant) Total | (Non-Ambulant) Males | (Non-Ambulant) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 228639.000000 | 100691.000000 | 127948.000000 | 203105.000000 | 92225.000000 | 110881.000000 | 18084.000000 | 5973.000000 | 12111.000000 | 7449.000000 | 2493.000000 | 4957.000000 |
| Living With Spouse | 115226.000000 | 74271.000000 | 40955.000000 | 106003.000000 | 68565.000000 | 37437.000000 | 6462.000000 | 3942.000000 | 2520.000000 | 2762.000000 | 1764.000000 | 998.000000 |
| No Children in Household | 31830.000000 | 19881.000000 | 11949.000000 | 29133.000000 | 18223.000000 | 10910.000000 | 1936.000000 | 1178.000000 | 757.000000 | 761.000000 | 479.000000 | 282.000000 |
| With At Least One Working Child | 75658.000000 | 49227.000000 | 26432.000000 | 69814.000000 | 45608.000000 | 24205.000000 | 4021.000000 | 2439.000000 | 1582.000000 | 1824.000000 | 1179.000000 | 645.000000 |
| With All Non-Working Children | 7738.000000 | 5163.000000 | 2574.000000 | 7056.000000 | 4733.000000 | 2322.000000 | 505.000000 | 324.000000 | 181.000000 | 177.000000 | 106.000000 | 71.000000 |
| Living With Children but Without Spouse | 85159.000000 | 15247.000000 | 69912.000000 | 71927.000000 | 13287.000000 | 58640.000000 | 9253.000000 | 1426.000000 | 7827.000000 | 3979.000000 | 534.000000 | 3445.000000 |
| With At Least One Working Child | 75937.000000 | 13782.000000 | 62155.000000 | 64849.000000 | 12101.000000 | 52748.000000 | 7827.000000 | 1237.000000 | 6591.000000 | 3260.000000 | 444.000000 | 2816.000000 |
| With All Non-Working Children | 9223.000000 | 1465.000000 | 7757.000000 | 7077.000000 | 1186.000000 | 5892.000000 | 1426.000000 | 189.000000 | 1237.000000 | 719.000000 | 90.000000 | 629.000000 |
| Not Living With Spouse or Children | 28254.000000 | 11172.000000 | 17081.000000 | 25176.000000 | 10373.000000 | 14803.000000 | 2369.000000 | 605.000000 | 1764.000000 | 709.000000 | 194.000000 | 514.000000 |
| Alone | 15237.000000 | 5833.000000 | 9403.000000 | 13958.000000 | 5447.000000 | 8511.000000 | 1044.000000 | 309.000000 | 734.000000 | 236.000000 | 77.000000 | 158.000000 |
| With Other Elderly Persons Only | 2758.000000 | 1498.000000 | 1260.000000 | 2533.000000 | 1423.000000 | 1110.000000 | 169.000000 | 57.000000 | 112.000000 | 55.000000 | 17.000000 | 38.000000 |
| Others | 10259.000000 | 3841.000000 | 6418.000000 | 8685.000000 | 3503.000000 | 5182.000000 | 1156.000000 | 238.000000 | 918.000000 | 418.000000 | 100.000000 | 317.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Ambulant) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Ambulant) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Ambulant) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Semi-Ambulant) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Semi-Ambulant) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Semi-Ambulant) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Non-Ambulant) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Non-Ambulant) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Non-Ambulant) Females | Numeric | No |