Drop in citizen marriages; higher proportion of Singaporeans are single

There were 22,955 citizen marriages in 2024, which is 5.7 per cent lower than the 24,355 such marriages in 2023. A citizen marriage is one involving at least one Singaporean.

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Over a longer period, the average number of annual citizen marriages has also trended down. Between 2020 and 2024, there were about 23,000 such marriages each year, compared with 23,600 such unions in the preceding five years.

Citizens are also marrying later - the median age at first marriage for men was 30.8 years in 2024, compared with 30.1 a decade prior. For women, it rose to 29.1 years, compared with 27.9 in 2014.

The report noted that the proportion of singles has been rising in recent years - between 2019 and 2024, the proportion of singles rose across almost all age groups for both men and women.

Alongside later marriages, Singaporean families are also getting smaller.