In 2023, there were just over 717.84 thousand residents aged 65 years and above in Singapore. Singapore is currently one of the most rapidly aging societies in Asia, along with Japan.
Number of residents aged 65 years and older in Singapore from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (September 29, 2023). Number of residents aged 65 years and older in Singapore from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307632/singapore-number-of-elderly-residents/
Singapore Department of Statistics. "Number of residents aged 65 years and older in Singapore from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307632/singapore-number-of-elderly-residents/
Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Number of residents aged 65 years and older in Singapore from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307632/singapore-number-of-elderly-residents/
Singapore Department of Statistics. "Number of Residents Aged 65 Years and Older in Singapore from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307632/singapore-number-of-elderly-residents/
Singapore Department of Statistics, Number of residents aged 65 years and older in Singapore from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307632/singapore-number-of-elderly-residents/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Number of residents aged 65 years and older in Singapore from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Singapore Department of Statistics, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307632/singapore-number-of-elderly-residents/