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Divorces Under The Administration Of Muslim Law Act By Age Group And Sex Of Divorcees, And Main Issue In Marriage, Annual

Data from Jan 2004 to Dec 2023

Last updated: 14 Jun 2025, 23:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 15/07/2024

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Main issue in marriage for Muslim Divorces refers to the main issue indicated during registration for Marriage Counselling Programme that must be attended by a Muslim married person within a prescribed time before he/she may file for a divorce application. Categories on 'Family Related Reasons/Differences', 'Addiction', 'Religion' and 'Sex Related Matters' are only available from 2010 onwards. Total may include divorces with attribute(s) not reported.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M830242

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DivorcesUnderTheAdministrationOfMuslimLawActByAgeGroupAndSexOfDivorceesAndMainIssueInMarriageAnnual.csv (242 rows, 26.3 KB)

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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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(Null)0.0%
25-299.1%
30-349.1%
35-399.1%
40-449.1%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
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(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)36.4%
(Null)36.4%
(Null)36.4%
(Null)36.4%
(Null)36.4%
(Null)36.4%
Total Male Divorcees12001505176715981697168216371702166716891662158715381536151116011595178216901657
Under 25818242629312340413340494147597790104100111
25-29107160193158177179174191162159180172186186202203207236218225
30-34231262316331329328275305288293290286256290268307311366341344
35-39256284321304274292281284279265310275305292284284276316316339
40-44168217271202250244261234249295257265251255249284256312283265
45-49128177186204227220204229231229257235201217204195222222206164
50-5491142169149185171195191222210172157153123117128121116108106
55-59971091211171141241151199412185877663677955746051
60 & Over114136166107112931091091018471606959594457365852

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dataset_id = "d_421d597d78d9dab253ab491b13ff30f0"
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response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Divorces Under The Administration Of Muslim Law Act By Age Group And Sex Of Divorcees, And Main Issue In Marriage, Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 20, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_421d597d78d9dab253ab491b13ff30f0/view

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)