Written Answer

Data on Single Unwed Parents' Age at Birth of Child

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7 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development for each year from 2022, how many single unwed parents were at the time of the birth of their child (i) below 35 years old (ii) between 35 and 36 years old and (iii) 36 years old and above, respectively.

Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: The number of citizen mothers with non-marital births1 in 2022 was 540 for mothers below 35 years old, 22 for those 35 years old and 141 for those aged 36 and older. The 2023 data is not yet available.