Divorce Rate in Singapore

Singapore observed 6,849 divorces in 2023 according to official data sources, this was down 1% compared to 2022. Marriage annulments observed an increase with 269 annulments in 2023, up from 185 in 2022. The number of civil divorces [non-Muslim] was 5,649 an increase of 4.2% vs. 2022, whilst the number of Muslim divorces was 1,200 a sharp decrease of 20% compared to 2022.

There was a total of 7,118 divorces and annulments compared to 7,107 in 2022.

For male civil divorces the median age held steady at 45.3 years. The median age for females divorcing rose from 41.1 in 2022 to 41.3 in 2023.

When reviewing those divorcing under the Muslim Law Act, the median age for males declined to 39.9 years in 2023 vs. 40.6 in 2022. The median age for females also fell from 38 in 2022 to 37.8 in 2023.

The median duration of marriage prior to getting divorced decreased to 11.6 years in 2023 for civil divorces compared to 11.8 years in 2022. The median duration of marriage for those divorcing under the Muslim Law Act was 8.2 years, a small increase from 2022 when it was 8.1 years.