In 2023, the crude marriage rate in Singapore was 6.4 marriages per 1,000 residents. The crude marriage rate in that year had bounced back to around pre COVID-19 levels. This was attributed to government services being resumed after disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023, the marriage rate of females in Singapore was **** marriages per one thousand unmarried resident females between 15 and 49 years old. The marriage rate in 2021 bounced back from the ten-year low in 2020, which was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted marriage registration as the country went into lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus.

Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 30 - 34 data was reported at 130.100 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 131.200 NA for 2016. Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 30 - 34 data is updated yearly, averaging 110.050 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 143.800 NA in 1981 and a record low of 92.500 NA in 1986. Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 30 - 34 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

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Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 40 - 44 data was reported at 22.400 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.300 NA for 2016. Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 40 - 44 data is updated yearly, averaging 18.150 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.200 NA in 1981 and a record low of 14.100 NA in 2002. Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 40 - 44 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Singapore Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 20 - 24 data was reported at 19.800 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.900 NA for 2016. Singapore Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 20 - 24 data is updated yearly, averaging 62.050 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 110.500 NA in 1980 and a record low of 19.800 NA in 2017. Singapore Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 20 - 24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 45 - 49 data was reported at 37.100 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 35.500 NA for 2016. Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 45 - 49 data is updated yearly, averaging 37.050 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.400 NA in 1981 and a record low of 28.300 NA in 1990. Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 45 - 49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

In 2023, the marriage rate for males in Singapore was **** per one thousand unmarried resident males between 15 and 49 years old. This was an increase from 2020, which saw the lowest marriage rate in the decade surveyed. This was most likely due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In 2023, **** percent of marriages in Singapore were between couples of different ethnicities. The decrease in the proportion of inter-ethnic marriages from 2019 to 2021 was likely due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially from the travel restrictions.

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In 2023, the resident crude divorce rate was ***, indicating a stable value from the year before. The increase in divorce rates in 2021 could be attributed to the resumption of government services since the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023, *** Chinese couples got married in January, while *** got married in April, making them the months with the least number of marriages by Chinese couples. Overall, around **** thousand Chinese couples got married that year.

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As of 2023, the median age at the time of first marriage in Singapore was 31 years old for men and 29.5 years old for women. While this had remained relatively constant for men since 2014, the median age of marriage for women had been increasing, indicating a trend amongst Singaporean women in delaying marriage. More women delaying marriage and motherhood Women in Singapore are becoming more educated and are increasingly active in the workforce, resulting in many women delaying marriage and motherhood in favor of pursuing a career. This has resulted in a significant proportion of highly-educated and highly-qualified women remaining single for longer. Financial independence delayed marriage for many women Many women preferred to be financially stable before getting married, especially in light of the costs involved in holding a wedding and starting a home. The prospect of losing financial independence and sacrificing career success has also deterred many women from motherhood, leaving Singapore with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.

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SPSS Data File Used in Analyses for Studies 1 and 2Related Publication: Li, N.P., Lim, A.J.Y., Tsai M.H. (2015) Too Materialistic to get Married and have Children? PLoS ONE 10(5): e0126543. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126543. Full text available in InK: http://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1676/We developed new materials to induce a luxury mindset and activate materialistic values, and examined materialism’s relationship to attitudes toward marriage and having children in Singapore. Path analyses indicated that materialistic values led to more negative attitudes toward marriage, which led to more negative attitudes toward children, which in turn led to a decreased number of children desired. Results across two studies highlight, at the individual level, the tradeoff between materialistic values and attitudes toward marriage and procreation and suggest that a consideration of psychological variables such as materialistic values may allow for a better understanding of larger-scale socioeconomic issues including low fertility rates among developed countries. We discuss implications and describe how psychological factors relating to low fertility fit within evolutionary mismatch and life history theory frameworks.

Singapore Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 25 - 29 data was reported at 108.800 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 106.800 NA for 2016. Singapore Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 25 - 29 data is updated yearly, averaging 121.150 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 151.000 NA in 1999 and a record low of 94.100 NA in 1986. Singapore Female Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females: 25 - 29 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Dataset from Singapore Department of Statistics. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b7bc623a40051e9484aee78ebeb67d43/view