Theme: Population

Subject: Marital Status, Marriages and Divorces

Topic: Total Divorces
Table Title: Total Divorces By Duration Of Marriage, Annual

Data last updated: 26/07/2023

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Series 2022 2021

Total (Number) 6,922 7,674
Under 5 Years (Number) 1,212 1,311
5-9 Years (Number) 1,961 2,289
10-14 Years (Number) 1,277 1,412
15-19 Years (Number) 853 900
20-24 Years (Number) 604 625
25-29 Years (Number) 433 488
30 Years & Over (Number) 582 649
Median Duration (Years) 10.9 10.7

Footnotes:
Total may include divorces with attribute(s) not reported.

Definitions
Divorces:
Divorces comprise civil divorces under the Women's Charter and Muslim divorces under the Administration of Muslim Law Ac

Notation:
na not available or not applicable
nec not elsewhere classified
nes not elsewhere specified
- nil or negligible or not significant
Notes
Numbers may not add up to the totals due to rounding.
Data are the latest available at the time of access or download. Some statistics, particularly those for the most recent time per
Values are shown in Singapore dollars (unless otherwise specified).

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Date generated: 21/05/2024
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 2020 2019 2018
6,708 7,330 6,990
1,279 1,395 1,374
1,971 2,124 2,047
1,185 1,333 1,269
767 820 833
596 652 592
372 445 408
538 561 467
10.4 10.4 10.2

rces under the Administration of Muslim Law Act. Separations that do not confer on the parties the right to re-marry are not covered.

s, particularly those for the most recent time periods, are provisional and may be subject to revision at a later date.
 2017 2016 2015
7,207 7,207 7,117
1,340 1,452 1,382
2,176 2,153 2,163
1,263 1,246 1,180
843 857 926
625 640 627
446 365 368
514 494 471
10.3 10 10

arties the right to re-marry are not covered.

to revision at a later date.

2014 2013 2012
6,861 7,133 6,893
1,286 1,254 1,268
2,023 2,196 2,084
1,271 1,265 1,254
848 951 859
572 621 608
415 386 379
446 460 441
10.4 10.4 10.3
2011 2010 2009
7,234 6,969 6,927
1,322 1,174 1,218
2,191 2,129 2,200
1,319 1,394 1,342
990 878 843
627 558 549
371 422 373
414 414 402
10.5 10.6 10.1
2008 2007 2006
6,771 6,697 6,527
1,163 1,163 1,212
2,280 2,327 2,212
1,228 1,228 1,209
822 757 710
567 488 511
357 363 320
354 371 353
9.9 9.6 9.6
2005 2004 2003
6,393 5,850 6,100
1,195 1,089 1,283
2,236 2,046 1,869
1,108 1,041 1,118
708 612 699
483 447 523
312 329 351
351 286 257
9.3 9.2 9.6
2002 2001 2000
5,522 4,819 4,920
1,119 989 1,083
1,750 1,529 1,454
1,012 774 856
651 578 604
459 464 394
326 292 327
205 193 202
9.6 9.5 9.6
1999 1998 1997
5,065 5,378 4,665
1,064 1,145 984
1,513 1,592 1,377
892 921 786
652 722 645
464 535 472
303 258 205
177 205 196
9.8 9.8 9.9
1996 1995 1994
4,447 4,098 3,555
911 799 771
1,286 1,151 1,007
823 845 756
612 579 494
503 433 321
191 164 116
121 127 90
10.2 10.5 10
1993 1992 1991
3,826 3,567 3,813
824 644 635
1,166 1,095 1,280
771 767 806
579 586 647
277 262 232
123 104 113
86 109 100
9.6 10.3 10
1990 1989 1988
3,150 2,541 2,536
582 540 535
1,134 866 860
634 512 598
454 355 286
194 139 120
73 66 70
79 63 67
9.2 9 9
1987 1986 1985
2,339 2,271 2,048
468 500 477
828 778 698
561 551 445
226 199 208
123 114 106
67 63 62
66 66 52
9 8.9 8.8
1984 1983 1982
2,028 2,069 1,842
402 431 316
719 826 709
461 372 379
190 206 192
131 131 126
67 56 56
58 47 64
9.2 8.9 8.9
1981 1980
1,842 1,551
328 272
724 617
328 320
217 165
138 102
58 46
49 29
8.6 8.7