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Ethos Issue 1, October 2006
Facts & Figures: Singapore's
Ageing Population
Population Trends1
Labour Force Participation Rates2
In Singapore, the labour force
participation rate of those aged 60 years or more was 29%
for males and 8% for females in 2006. In comparison, the rate
in Japan was 41% and 19%, while in South Korea, it was 49%
and 28%.3
Elderly Population by Age Group4
Projections for Singapore Population
Aged 65 Years or More5
6
*The ratio refers to the number
of persons aged 15-64 years to each person aged 65 years or
more.
| NOTES |
| 01. |
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore. |
| 02. |
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore. |
| 03. |
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
Population Division, “Population Ageing 2006,”
http://www.unpopulation.org
(accessed September 14, 2006). |
| 04. |
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore. |
| 05. |
Committee on Ageing Issues: Report on the Ageing Population
(Singapore, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and
Sports, 2006). |
| 06. |
Manpower Research and Statistics Department, Older Workers
Paper No. 3/99 (Singapore: Ministry of Manpower, Singapore,
1999). |
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