| Item |
Data |
Date of Release |
|
Proportion of Elderly
(Residents aged 65 years and over) |
Year 2007
8.5% |
February 2008 |
DOS Statistical Note on Singapore Resident Population 2003 - 2007 |
| |
Year 2030
18.7% |
February 2006 |
The Committee on Ageing Issues: Report on the Ageing Population
|
Old-Age Support
Ratio
(Residents aged 15 to 64 years per elderly resident aged 65 years and over) |
Year 2007
8.5 |
February 2008 |
DOS Key Annual Indicators - Population |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
(Elderly residents aged 65 years and over divided by residents aged 15 to 64 years) |
Year 2007
11.8 per 100 |
February 2008 |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
(Elderly residents aged 65 years and over divided by residents aged 15 to 64 years) |
Year 2030
29.5 per 100 |
November 1999 |
IMC Report on Ageing Population |
Educational Profile
(Residents aged 65 to 74 years)
(i) Primary and below
(ii) Lower Secondary and
Secondary
(iii) Upper Secondary/
Polytechnic
(iv) University |
Year 2005
(i) 74.4%
(ii) 16.6%
(iii) 6.2%
(iv) 2.9%
|
June 2006 |
DOS General Household Survey 2005 Statistical Release 1 |
Educational Profile
(Residents aged 65 to 74 years)
(i) Primary and below
(ii) Secondary
(iii) Upper Secondary/
Polytechnic
(iv) University |
Year 2010
(i) 71.2%
(ii) 16.4%
(iii) 8.5%
(iv) 3.9% |
November 1999 |
IMC Report on Ageing Population |
| |
Year 2030
(i) 37.8%
(ii) 31.8%
(iii) 17.3%
(iv) 13.1% |
|
|
Elderly Living Arrangement (Residents aged 65 years and over)
(i) Living with spouse
(ii) Not living with spouse but
with children
(iii) Not living with spouse or
children |
Year 2005
(i) 52.4%
(ii) 34.5%
(iii) 13.1% |
June 2006 |
DOS General Household Survey 2005 Statistical Release 2 |
Employment of Elderly
(Resident employment rate for age group 65 years and above) |
Year 2007
14.4% |
January 2008 |
Report on Labour Force in Singapore 2007 (Ministry of Manpower) |
| Life Expectancy at Birth(Resident population) |
Year 2007
80.6 years(all)
78.2 years (males)
82.9 years (females) |
May 2008 |
DOS Key Annual Indicators - Demographics |
| Life Expectancy at Age 65(Resident population) |
Year 2007
19.1 years (all)
17.3 years (males)
20.6 years (females) |
Mobility Status
(Residents aged 65 years and over) |
Year 2000
88.8%: ambulant
7.9%: semi-ambulant
3.3%: non-ambulant |
Census 2000 |
Census of Population 2000:Statistical Release 1 |
Volunteerism rate
(Amongst persons aged 65 years and over) |
Year 2006
11.0% |
July 2006 |
NVPC Individual Giving Survey 2006 |
Feedback 
