Number of Singaporeans Continuing to Work beyond 62 and 67 Years Old over Last Five Years

Mr Desmond Choo asked the Minister for Manpower (a) over the last five years, how many Singaporeans continued to work beyond 62 years old and 67 years old respectively; and (b) what are the respective profiles of Singaporeans who are employed beyond 67 years of age and their jobs.

Mr Lim Swee Say: The number of employed residents aged 62 and over, and 67 and over has increased over the last five years (see Table 1).

Of all employed residents aged 67 and over in 2017 64% were males; 80% held secondary and below qualifications, 9% had post-secondary qualifications, while 11% were tertiary-educated; 52% of this group of older workers were employed as production & transport operators, cleaners & labourers, 26% were clerical, sales & service workers, and 22% professionals, managers, executives & technicians. This is broadly in line with their educational profile.