Resident Population Aged 65 Years and Over in Resident Households by Living Arrangements, Mobility Status and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts of Singapore residents aged 65 and over in resident households, cross-tabulated by living arrangements, mobility status (ambulant, semi-ambulant, etc.), and sex in thousands. SingStat updated living-arrangement figures in June 2026. Supports ageing-in-place, eldercare, and disability-inclusive housing research.
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 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/8298
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (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 | 460.900000 | 203.600000 | 257.400000 | 401.300000 | 183.500000 | 217.800000 | 48.600000 | 15.900000 | 32.700000 | 11.100000 | 4.2 | 6.900000 |
| Living With Spouse | 273.300000 | 161.000000 | 112.300000 | 249.900000 | 147.200000 | 102.700000 | 18.700000 | 10.900000 | 7.900000 | 4.700000 | 2.9 | 1.700000 |
| No Children in Household | 107.300000 | 61.000000 | 46.300000 | 97.900000 | 55.100000 | 42.800000 | 7.300000 | 4.400000 | 2.900000 | 2.100000 | 1.5 | 0.600000 |
| With At Least One Working Child | 153.000000 | 91.400000 | 61.600000 | 140.000000 | 83.900000 | 56.100000 | 10.600000 | 6.200000 | 4.400000 | 2.400000 | 1.4 | 1.000000 |
| With All Non-Working Children | 13.000000 | 8.600000 | 4.400000 | 12.000000 | 8.200000 | 3.800000 | 0.900000 | 0.300000 | 0.600000 | 0.100000 | - | 0.100000 |
| Living With Children but Without Spouse | 116.500000 | 19.900000 | 96.600000 | 90.000000 | 15.900000 | 74.200000 | 21.700000 | 3.200000 | 18.500000 | 4.800000 | 0.8 | 3.900000 |
| With At Least One Working Child | 104.700000 | 18.400000 | 86.300000 | 82.900000 | 15.000000 | 67.900000 | 18.100000 | 2.700000 | 15.400000 | 3.600000 | 0.7 | 3.000000 |
| With All Non-Working Children | 11.900000 | 1.500000 | 10.300000 | 7.100000 | 0.800000 | 6.300000 | 3.600000 | 0.500000 | 3.100000 | 1.200000 | 0.2 | 1.000000 |
| Not Living With Spouse or Children | 71.100000 | 22.600000 | 48.400000 | 61.300000 | 20.400000 | 40.900000 | 8.100000 | 1.800000 | 6.300000 | 1.600000 | 0.5 | 1.200000 |
| Alone | 41.200000 | 12.400000 | 28.800000 | 37.100000 | 11.500000 | 25.700000 | 3.700000 | 0.800000 | 2.900000 | 0.300000 | 0.1 | 0.200000 |
| With Other Elderly Persons Only | 7.300000 | 2.800000 | 4.600000 | 6.700000 | 2.300000 | 4.300000 | 0.500000 | 0.300000 | 0.100000 | 0.200000 | 0.1 | 0.100000 |
| Others | 22.600000 | 7.500000 | 15.100000 | 17.500000 | 6.600000 | 10.900000 | 3.900000 | 0.700000 | 3.200000 | 1.100000 | 0.2 | 0.900000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | 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 | Text | No |
| (Non-Ambulant) Females | Numeric | No |