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Divorces Under The Women's Charter By (A) Duration Of Marriage; (B) Plaintiff; And Main Reason For Divorce, Annual

Data from Jan 1980 to Dec 2023Updated 6 months ago

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 15/07/2024

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Comparable data on main reason for divorce are available from 2004 onwards. Total may include divorces with attribute(s) not reported.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M830221

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DivorcesUnderTheWomensCharterByADurationOfMarriageBPlaintiffAndMainReasonForDivorceAnnual.csv (60 rows, 15.3 KB)

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4751.7%
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2761.7%
3591.7%
4791.7%
(Null)83.3%
1521.7%
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3651.7%
4341.7%
(Null)83.3%
1571.7%
2611.7%
3001.7%
4151.7%
(Null)83.3%
1311.7%
2311.7%
3521.7%
4641.7%
(Null)83.3%
1581.7%
2231.7%
4531.7%
5461.7%
(Null)83.3%
1661.7%
1681.7%
4161.7%
5171.7%
(Null)83.3%
971.7%
1511.7%
4351.7%
5241.7%
(Null)83.3%
1071.7%
1391.7%
3651.7%
4721.7%
(Null)83.3%
651.7%
851.7%
2661.7%
3941.7%
(Null)83.3%
601.7%
831.7%
2191.7%
3681.7%
(Null)83.3%
711.7%
861.7%
2041.7%
2821.7%
(Null)83.3%
721.7%
911.7%
1891.7%
2651.7%
(Null)83.3%
521.7%
531.7%
1431.7%
2081.7%
(Null)83.3%
431.7%
491.7%
1061.7%
1821.7%
(Null)83.3%
441.7%
511.7%
821.7%
1691.7%
(Null)83.3%
451.7%
471.7%
891.7%
1543.3%
(Null)83.3%
441.7%
451.7%
831.7%
1441.7%
(Null)83.3%
341.7%
451.7%
731.7%
1411.7%
(Null)83.3%
421.7%
521.7%
961.7%
1311.7%
(Null)83.3%
361.7%
371.7%
1001.7%
1241.7%
(Null)83.3%
401.7%
551.7%
871.7%
1321.7%
(Null)83.3%
341.7%
471.7%
961.7%
1101.7%
(Null)83.3%
251.7%
321.7%
741.7%
871.7%
Total56495417590751105633530855705505545051725471530656965433541651705102474547034193418840063491333635213924347533683127250326022565279221781634164315431485131013911358130612281046
Lived Apart / Separated For Three Years Or More25052446262622662473230324772342232123192506246926752591263126142470223422972107nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Unreasonable Behaviour30512873316026933006285929052947292426832788264728092668259924102454233622171933nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Desertion586780869910011712512097969911291958187769777nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Adultery33294064544569897972819110083916591989176nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Other Reasons22111122610000000110nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Under 5 Years7537738238228928688999539368788468209047597546466546266305346116245335536206865475344723943682822652081821691541621461311241329687
Lived Apart / Separated For Three Years Or More118125144173149176204217200207194224239188189201185182206190nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Unreasonable Behaviour621635666632711664649691666618604542603522510416422403384302nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Desertion91081425203439554240374936382532283030nananananananananananananananananananananananana

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Divorces Under The Women's Charter By (A) Duration Of Marriage; (B) Plaintiff; And Main Reason For Divorce, Annual (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 26, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_80705832215295efc11b5c103099a967/view

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24 Oct 2024

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