Average Number Of Children Born To Resident Ever-Married Females Aged 40-49 Years By Highest Qualification Attained (HQA), Annual
Description
Annual average number of children born to Singapore resident ever-married females aged 40–49 years by highest qualification attained from 1990 through 2025. Census, General Household Survey, and Labour Force Survey years vary; demographers study completed fertility by education. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M810421.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data by highest qualification attained pertain to residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. Data for 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 are based on the Census of Population while data for 2005, 2015 and 2025 are based on the General Household Survey. Data for all other years are based on the Comprehensive June Labour Force Survey. Survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810421
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1990-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 7
- Columns
- 36
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.730000 | 1.740000 | 1.700000 | 1.760000 | 1.790000 | 1.810000 | 1.840000 | 1.840000 | 1.850000 | 1.870000 | 1.920000 | 1.940000 | 1.990000 | 2.020000 | 2.030000 | 2.060000 | 2.070000 | 2.080000 | 2.130000 | 2.130000 | 2.110000 | 2.150000 | 2.150000 | 2.210000 | 2.150000 | 2.120000 | 2.190000 | 2.300000 | 2.460000 | 2.510000 | 2.600000 | 2.670000 | 2.750000 |
| Secondary And Below | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.930000 | 2.000000 | 1.850000 | 1.970000 | 1.960000 | 1.950000 | 2.000000 | 1.990000 | 2.020000 | 2.020000 | 2.070000 | 2.090000 | 2.120000 | 2.150000 | 2.130000 | 2.150000 | 2.150000 | 2.150000 | 2.210000 | 2.180000 | 2.160000 | 2.190000 | 2.190000 | 2.260000 | 2.190000 | 2.150000 | 2.240000 | 2.340000 | 2.500000 | 2.580000 | 2.660000 | 2.730000 | 2.810000 |
| Below Secondary | na | na | 2.060000 | 2.020000 | 1.920000 | 2.010000 | 2.020000 | 1.990000 | 2.060000 | 2.030000 | 2.120000 | 2.110000 | 2.150000 | 2.160000 | 2.190000 | 2.210000 | 2.190000 | 2.220000 | 2.220000 | 2.210000 | 2.260000 | 2.240000 | 2.240000 | 2.240000 | 2.290000 | 2.370000 | 2.260000 | 2.250000 | 2.340000 | 2.440000 | 2.620000 | 2.730000 | 2.800000 | 2.900000 | 2.970000 |
| Secondary | na | na | 1.860000 | 1.990000 | 1.820000 | 1.940000 | 1.930000 | 1.930000 | 1.950000 | 1.960000 | 1.950000 | 1.940000 | 2.010000 | 2.040000 | 2.060000 | 2.090000 | 2.070000 | 2.090000 | 2.080000 | 2.070000 | 2.130000 | 2.090000 | 2.050000 | 2.110000 | 2.050000 | 2.090000 | 2.060000 | 1.970000 | 2.000000 | 2.110000 | 2.150000 | 2.140000 | 2.180000 | 2.150000 | 2.130000 |
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 1.85 | 1.93 | 1.880000 | 1.900000 | 1.800000 | 1.810000 | 1.860000 | 1.900000 | 1.850000 | 1.880000 | 1.870000 | 1.920000 | 1.860000 | 1.900000 | 1.960000 | 1.960000 | 1.950000 | 2.020000 | 1.980000 | 2.000000 | 2.010000 | 2.110000 | 2.020000 | 1.980000 | 2.050000 | 2.060000 | 1.950000 | 1.960000 | 1.880000 | 2.000000 | 2.120000 | 2.030000 | 2.180000 | 2.090000 | 2.100000 |
| Diploma & Professional Qualification | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.710000 | 1.740000 | 1.660000 | 1.680000 | 1.710000 | 1.730000 | 1.730000 | 1.690000 | 1.710000 | 1.740000 | 1.820000 | 1.780000 | 1.820000 | 1.830000 | 1.870000 | 1.860000 | 1.850000 | 1.880000 | 1.880000 | 1.980000 | 1.930000 | 2.000000 | 1.890000 | 1.880000 | 1.880000 | 1.990000 | 1.950000 | 2.010000 | 2.000000 | 1.930000 | 1.960000 | 1.940000 | 2.060000 |
| University | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.640000 | 1.590000 | 1.630000 | 1.660000 | 1.690000 | 1.700000 | 1.740000 | 1.720000 | 1.700000 | 1.730000 | 1.720000 | 1.720000 | 1.770000 | 1.740000 | 1.770000 | 1.810000 | 1.820000 | 1.880000 | 1.870000 | 1.860000 | 1.840000 | 1.960000 | 1.870000 | 1.950000 | 1.930000 | 1.870000 | 1.860000 | 2.010000 | 2.180000 | 2.000000 | 1.950000 | 1.990000 | 2.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Text | No |
| 2024 | Text | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |
| 2010 | Numeric | No |
| 2009 | Numeric | No |
| 2008 | Numeric | No |
| 2007 | Numeric | No |
| 2006 | Numeric | No |
| 2005 | Numeric | No |
| 2004 | Numeric | No |
| 2003 | Numeric | No |
| 2002 | Numeric | No |
| 2001 | Numeric | No |
| 2000 | Numeric | No |
| 1999 | Numeric | No |
| 1998 | Numeric | No |
| 1997 | Numeric | No |
| 1996 | Numeric | No |
| 1994 | Numeric | No |
| 1993 | Numeric | No |
| 1992 | Numeric | No |
| 1991 | Numeric | No |
| 1990 | Numeric | No |