Statistics on Single-parent Families

Debated in Parliament on 8 Apr 2025.

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Ms. Hazel Poa inquired about the statistics of single-parent families in Singapore for the years 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024, specifically asking for both absolute numbers and percentages of all families.
Minister Masagos Zulkifli responded that the information is collected at the household level, which includes data on single-parent households.
The relevant statistics can be accessed on the Department of Statistics' website.

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Hazel Poa

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Social and Family Development what is the number of single-parent families in 2024, 2019, 2014, 2009 and 2004 in terms of (i) absolute number as well as (ii) percentage of all families.

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

Currently, such information is captured at the household1 level. This includes household size, number of married couple-based households and number of single-parent resident households2.

The data is available on the Department of Statistics' website at https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810651.

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Statistics on Single-parent Families

Debated in Parliament on 8 Apr 2025.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Ms. Hazel Poa inquired about the statistics of single-parent families in Singapore for the years 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024, specifically asking for both absolute numbers and percentages of all families.
Minister Masagos Zulkifli responded that the information is collected at the household level, which includes data on single-parent households.
The relevant statistics can be accessed on the Department of Statistics' website.

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Hazel Poa

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

Currently, such information is captured at the household1 level. This includes household size, number of married couple-based households and number of single-parent resident households2.

The data is available on the Department of Statistics' website at https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810651.

Statistics on Single-parent Families

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Hazel Poa

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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Statistics on Single-parent Families

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