Data Related to Marriage Status, Parental Age and Number of Children in Single-parent Households

48 Mr Cai Yinzhou asked the Minister for Social and Family Development among single-parent households (a) how many are (i) divorced, (ii) widowed, (iii) unwed; (b) how many single parents are aged (i) below 21, (ii) between 21 and 45, (iii) 46 and above; (c) how many children in these households are aged (i) below five, (ii) between five and 16, (iii) 17 and above; and (d) how many of these households have (i) one child, (ii) two children, (iii) three children and more.

Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: Based on data between 2020 and 2024, there is an average of 83,000 single-parent resident households.

Among these single-parent households, 58% are divorced or separated, 39% widowed and 3% are never-married parents, while 54% of these households have one child, 35% have two children, and 11% have three or more children living in the same household.

The Member may wish to refer to the SingStat website for yearly statistics of single-parent households by the age of the single parents, and age band of the youngest child.