Number of S’poreans aged 80 and above up 60% in the past decade

The number of Singaporeans aged 80 and older shot up by about 60 per cent in the past decade.

- Gabrielle Chan and Theresa Tan Senior Social Affairs Correspondent

About 145,000 citizens belong to this age group in June 2025, up from 91,000 in June 2015. These seniors comprised 4 per cent of all Singaporeans in 2025, up from 2.7 per cent in 2015.

Within this group, about six in10 are women.

The National Population and Talent Division published these numbers on Sept 29 in its annual Population In Brief report, which provides an update on Singapore's key population trends over the past year.

These numbers come as Singapore is expected to become a super-aged society in 2026. This is based on the United Nations’ definition of a super-aged society, when 21 per cent or more of the population is aged 65 and older.

In 2025, 20.7 per cent of Singaporeans are already in this age group, up from 13.1 per cent in 2015.