Household Size in Lower-Income Singapore Households, 2020

Singapore household-size shares in three monthly income bands below S$3,000; %, Census 2020.

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Household Size in Lower-Income Singapore Households, 2020: Singapore household-size shares in three monthly income bands below S$3,000; %, Census 2020.

What the Data Shows

Two-person households were the largest size group in each of the three monthly income bands below S$3,000 in 2020. Their shares were 35.5% below S$1,000, 36.0% at S$1,000–1,999 and 32.2% at S$2,000–2,999. The one-person share fell from 33.4% in the lowest band to 23.2% in the S$2,000–2,999 band, while the four-or-more-person share rose from 14.3% to 22.4%. Each percentage uses the total households in the same income band, making the three distributions directly comparable.

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Data table

1 person — Below S$1,000 33.4%
1 person — S$1,000–1,999 30.9%
1 person — S$2,000–2,999 23.2%
2 people — Below S$1,000 35.5%
2 people — S$1,000–1,999 36.0%
2 people — S$2,000–2,999 32.2%
3 people — Below S$1,000 16.8%
3 people — S$1,000–1,999 19.0%
3 people — S$2,000–2,999 22.2%
4 people — Below S$1,000 8.8%
4 people — S$1,000–1,999 8.6%
4 people — S$2,000–2,999 13.0%
5 people — Below S$1,000 3.3%
5 people — S$1,000–1,999 3.7%
5 people — S$2,000–2,999 5.7%
6+ people — Below S$1,000 2.3%
6+ people — S$1,000–1,999 1.9%
6+ people — S$2,000–2,999 3.7%

Data notes & caveats

The source metadata was updated in 2026 to include Additional MediSave Contributions from employers; the statistical reference period remains Census 2020.

Methodology

Select the three monetary bands below S$3,000, combine the three six-plus source columns, divide each size count by the same row's Total count, and preserve all six mutually exclusive reader-facing size groups.

Source consistency notes

All matrix cells use one final Census 2020 source, one household-count basis and one row-specific denominator.

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