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       Census 2000: More Singaporeans remaining single

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MARITAL STATUS OF RESIDENT POPULATION

AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER

 

 

Total

Males

Females

1990

2000

1990

2000

1990

2000

 

Number ('000)

Total

2,078.8

2,494.6

1,045.6

1,229.8

1,033.2

1,264.9

Single

747.2

760.4

422.6

413.3

324.6

347.0

Married

1,176.4

1,543.2

586.7

771.0

589.7

772.3

Widowed

127.3

129.2

26.1

22.6

101.3

106.7

Divorced/Separated

27.9

61.8

10.2

22.9

17.7

38.9

 

Per Cent

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Single

35.9

30.5

40.4

33.6

31.4

27.4

Married

56.6

61.9

56.1

62.7

57.1

61.1

Widowed

6.1

5.2

2.5

1.8

9.8

8.4

Divorced/Separated

1.3

2.5

1.0

1.9

1.7

3.1

 

PROPORTION SINGLE

BY RESIDENTIAL STATUS, SEX AND AGE GROUP

 

Age Group

Singapore Residents

Singapore Citizens

1990

2000

1990

2000

Males

 

 

 

 

20 – 24

94.2

95.2

94.1

95.4

25 – 29

64.1

64.2

64.0

66.4

30 – 34

34.0

30.7

33.9

33.3

35 – 39

18.1

19.7

17.8

21.5

40 – 44

10.9

14.8

10.4

15.5

Females

 

 

 

 

20 – 24

78.5

83.8

79.0

86.6

25 – 29

39.3

40.2

39.6

45.5

30 – 34

20.9

19.5

20.9

21.9

35 – 39

14.8

15.1

14.7

16.2

40 – 44

11.5

13.6

11.4

14.1

 

PROPORTION SINGLE AMONG MALE AND FEMALE CITIZENS

BY AGE GROUP AND HIGHEST QUALIFICATION ATTAINED

 

Highest Qualification Attained

30–34

35–39

40–44

1990

2000

1990

2000

1990

2000

Males

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below Secondary

37.2

41.0

21.0

29.2

12.3

21.1

Secondary

31.4

30.4

15.2

18.3

7.9

13.8

Post Secondary

29.2

29.5

13.2

16.0

7.9

9.8

University

31.2

33.1

12.4

17.4

6.1

8.6

Females

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below Secondary

14.9

15.6

10.4

11.1

8.0

9.1

Secondary

23.6

18.4

19.0

14.5

17.6

14.8

Post Secondary

30.6

24.4

24.7

21.4

20.9

20.4

University

33.3

32.8

27.3

29.1

24.0

26.7

Singapore Government Press Release
Media Division, Ministry of Information and The Arts

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