Overview
Annual data on civil and Muslim marriages are obtained from records maintained by the Registry of Marriages and Registry of Muslim marriages.
Annual data on civil and Muslim marriage dissolutions are obtained from records maintained by the Family Justice Courts and Syariah Court.
Data on marital status of the resident population are based on annual household surveys.
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A total of 26,328 marriages were registered in 2024, 7.0% lower than the 28,310 marriages registered in 2023. Marital dissolutions rose 3.7% from 7,118 in 2023 to 7,382 in 2024. Marriage dissolution rates before the 10th marriage anniversary declined among the 2006 to 2013 resident marriage cohorts as compared to the 2005 marriage cohort, from 17.0% for the 2005 marriage cohort to 14.4% for the 2013 marriage cohort.
Latest Data
| Item | Unit | Latest Period | Latest Data |
% Change (Y-o-Y)
|
Previous Period Data |
% Change (Y-o-Y)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital Status (among residents aged 15 years over) | ||||||
| Single | % | 2024 | 29.1 | na | 29.7 | na |
| Married | % | 2024 | 61.6 | na | 61.2 | na |
| Widowed | % | 2024 | 5.1 | na | 4.7 | na |
| Divorced/Separated | % | 2024 | 4.1 | na | 4.3 | na |
| Number of Marriages | Number | 2024 | 26,328 | -7.0 | 28,310 | -3.7 |
| Number of Divorces & Annulments | Number | 2024 | 7,382 | 3.7 | 7,118 | 0.2 |
| General Marriage Rate | ||||||
| Males | Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males Aged 15-49 Years |
2024 | 42.0 | na | 44.3 | na |
| Females | Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females Aged 15-49 Years |
2024 | 40.1 | na | 43.1 | na |
| General Divorce Rate | ||||||
| Males | Per 1,000 Married Resident Males Aged 20 Years & Over |
2024 | 6.3 | na | 6.0 | na |
| Females | Per 1,000 Married Resident Females Aged 20 Years & Over |
2024 | 5.7 | na | 5.5 | na |
| Item | Unit | Latest Period | Latest Data |
% Change (Y-o-Y)
|
Previous Period Data |
% Change (Y-o-Y)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital Status (among residents aged 15 years over) | ||||||
| Single | % | 2024 | 29.1 | na | 29.7 | na |
| Married | % | 2024 | 61.6 | na | 61.2 | na |
| Widowed | % | 2024 | 5.1 | na | 4.7 | na |
| Divorced/Separated | % | 2024 | 4.1 | na | 4.3 | na |
| Number of Marriages | Number | 2024 | 26,328 | -7.0 | 28,310 | -3.7 |
| Number of Divorces & Annulments | Number | 2024 | 7,382 | 3.7 | 7,118 | 0.2 |
| General Marriage Rate | ||||||
| Males | Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males Aged 15-49 Years |
2024 | 42.0 | na | 44.3 | na |
| Females | Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females Aged 15-49 Years |
2024 | 40.1 | na | 43.1 | na |
| General Divorce Rate | ||||||
| Males | Per 1,000 Married Resident Males Aged 20 Years & Over |
2024 | 6.3 | na | 6.0 | na |
| Females | Per 1,000 Married Resident Females Aged 20 Years & Over |
2024 | 5.7 | na | 5.5 | na |