Age profile of citizen mothers with non-marital births

Type: 
Parliamentary Questions
Topic(s): 
Children & Families
Published on 30 September 2018

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 old784778694670635
(ii) 35 years old2418222229
(iii) 36 years old and above138126138145132
Total946922854837796