SINGAPORE, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 26,328 marriages were registered in Singapore in 2024, marking a 7.0 percent decline from the 28,310 marriages recorded in 2023, according to figures released Monday by the Singapore Department of Statistics.
The annual average number of marriages from 2020 to 2024 stood at 27,001, slightly lower than the 27,389 average recorded between 2015 and 2019.
Marriage rates for both men and women have declined over the past decade. In 2024, there were 42.0 marriages per 1,000 unmarried males aged 15 to 49, down from 44.4 in 2014. For unmarried females in the same age group, the rate fell to 40.1 per 1,000, compared to 40.8 a decade earlier.
Median ages at first marriage continued to rise. Grooms had a median age of 31.1 years in 2024, up from 30.2 years in 2014, while brides' median age increased to 29.6 years from 28.2. The report said that this reflected an ongoing trend toward later marriages.
In 2024, 7,382 marriages ended in divorce or annulment, a 3.7 percent increase from the 7,118 cases recorded in 2023. ■