MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS, 1975-77

Mr Hwang Soo Jin asked the Minister for Social Affairs what was the number of (i) marriages; (ii) divorces; (iii) births; and (iv) deaths in 1977, expressing births and deaths also as percentages of the total population; and if he will give the comparative figures for 1976 and 1975.

Dr Ahmad Mattar: The information pertaining to marriages, divorces, births and deaths is given below: 1975 1976 1977 Number of marriages registered: (a) Civil marriages 20,175 18,551 17,658 (b) Muslim marriages 3,233 2,946 3,163 ______ ______ ______ Total 23,408 21,497 20,821 ______ ______ ______ Number of divorces registered: (a) Civil+ 426 446 706 (b) Muslim 304 300 377 ______ ______ ______ Total 730 746 1,083 ______ ______ ______ Number of live births++ 39,948 42,783 38,840 Number of deaths++ 11,447 11,648 11,950 Number of births as percentage of total mid-year 1.78% 1.88% 1.68% population++ Number of deaths as percentage of total mid-year 0.51% 0.51% 0.52% population++ + Figures obtained from Registrar, Supreme Court. ++ Figures obtained from Chief Statistician, Statistics Department. The figures for 1977 were preliminary counts.