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Age profile of citizen mothers with non-marital births

Type: Parliamentary Questions

Topic(s): Children & Families


1 October 2018

Question

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
MP for Nee Soon GRC

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development in each of the past five years, how many single unwed parents were at the point of the birth of their child (i) below 35 years old (ii) between 35 years old and 36 years old and (iii) 36 years old and above respectively.

Answer

The age profile of citizen mothers with non-marital births, at point of birth registration, is as follows

Year20132014201520162017
(i) Below 35 years old
784
778
694
670
635
(ii) 35 years old
24
18
22
22
29
(iii) 36 years old and above
138
126
138
145
132
Total946
922
854
837
796