WHILE there were fewer divorces last year compared to 2007, more marriages ended in divorces for middle-aged couples.
Statistics on Marriages and Divorces 2008 released by the Singapore Department of Statistics on Wednesday showed that marital dissolutions fell slightly from 7,241 to 7,220 last year.
Of these, 37.9 per cent of the men who divorced were aged 35 to 44 years, while for female divorcees, the largest group - 39.4 per cent - was aged 25 to 34 years.
The report showed that a growing number of divorcees aged 45 years and above in the last decade - for both men and women.
For non-Muslim marriages, the most common reason cited for divorces was having lived apart or separated for at least three years.
The other usual reason was 'unreasonable behaviour of the spouse', usually given by the women.
Among Muslim marriages, infidelity was the main reason cited for 23 per cent of the divorces last year, followed by personality difference cited by 18 per cent.
Some 15 per cent of the women also petitioned on the grounds of 'inadequate maintenance'.
The number of annulments in 2008 also fell by 368 last year, compared to 429 in 2007.
According to the report, couples tend to stay married for about a decade before seeking divorce as the median marriage period for divorces last year was 9.8 years.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
S'poreans marrying later
WHILE more couples tied the knot last year, many Singaporeans are not marrying or marrying later in life.
In an update on the population trends in 2008, the National Population Secretariat (NPS) said there were 21,042 marriages involving at least one Singapore citizen last year, compared to 20,775 nuptials in 2007.
But the marriage rates for Singaporean men over the last decade fell from 47.9 married men per 1,000 unmarried men in 1998 to 42.1 last year.
The trend is similar for women, showing a decline from 49 to 39.3 married females per 1,000 unmarried women.
Over the last 10 years, Singaporeans are also marrying later, with the median age of first marriage rising from 28.3 to 29.7 years for men, and from 25.7 to 27.1 years for women.
The number of singles has also risen. Over 40 per cent of Singaporean men aged 30 to 34 years were single, while 29.4 per cent were women, compared to 33.3 per cent men and 21.6 per cent women in 1998. NPS said that such trends 'underpin the importance of facilitating socialising opportunities' for singles here so they could 'meet their desired partners early'.
The report also noted that with globalisation, more Singaporeans are also meeting desired partners from overseas.
The share of marriages involving citizens and non-citizens has increased over the past decade, rising to almost four in 10 in 2008 from three in 10 in 1998.
And among the married couples, they are having fewer children, noted NPS.
The report said that the average number of children born to ever-married female citizens aged 30 to 39 years declined to 1.58 children last year from 1.74 children in 1998.
Although the government has enhanced the marriage and parenthood package in 2008 to encourage a more pro-family environment in Singapore, NPS said it is still premature to gauge its effectiveness as it was only implemented last August.
ST, June 17, 2009
In an update on the population trends in 2008, the National Population Secretariat (NPS) said there were 21,042 marriages involving at least one Singapore citizen last year, compared to 20,775 nuptials in 2007.
But the marriage rates for Singaporean men over the last decade fell from 47.9 married men per 1,000 unmarried men in 1998 to 42.1 last year.
The trend is similar for women, showing a decline from 49 to 39.3 married females per 1,000 unmarried women.
Over the last 10 years, Singaporeans are also marrying later, with the median age of first marriage rising from 28.3 to 29.7 years for men, and from 25.7 to 27.1 years for women.
The number of singles has also risen. Over 40 per cent of Singaporean men aged 30 to 34 years were single, while 29.4 per cent were women, compared to 33.3 per cent men and 21.6 per cent women in 1998. NPS said that such trends 'underpin the importance of facilitating socialising opportunities' for singles here so they could 'meet their desired partners early'.
The report also noted that with globalisation, more Singaporeans are also meeting desired partners from overseas.
The share of marriages involving citizens and non-citizens has increased over the past decade, rising to almost four in 10 in 2008 from three in 10 in 1998.
And among the married couples, they are having fewer children, noted NPS.
The report said that the average number of children born to ever-married female citizens aged 30 to 39 years declined to 1.58 children last year from 1.74 children in 1998.
Although the government has enhanced the marriage and parenthood package in 2008 to encourage a more pro-family environment in Singapore, NPS said it is still premature to gauge its effectiveness as it was only implemented last August.
ST, June 17, 2009
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