In 2023, the resident crude divorce rate was ***, indicating a stable value from the year before. The increase in divorce rates in 2021 could be attributed to the resumption of government services since the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023, Tokyo Prefecture registered 1.49 new divorces per 1,000 inhabitants, up from 1.43 divorces in the previous year. The divorce rate in the prefecture had shown a steady decrease until 2023.

Approximately ******* divorces were registered in Japan in 2023, down from around ******* divorces in 2014. The number of marriages in Japan also decreased considerably in the last decade.

The number of divorces in Finland remained fairly stable throughout the period from 2014 to 2024. As of 2024, approximately 11,869 marriages ended in divorce. That year, over 21,400 marriages were formed in Finland.

Armenia Vital Statistics: Year to Date: Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data was reported at 1.500 Person in Jun 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.500 Person for Mar 2023. Armenia Vital Statistics: Year to Date: Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.300 Person from Dec 2012 (Median) to Jun 2023, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.700 Person in Jun 2014 and a record low of 1.000 Person in Jun 2020. Armenia Vital Statistics: Year to Date: Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Armenia – Table AM.G003: Vital Statistics.

Socially monogamous birds may break up their partnership by a so-called ’divorce’ behaviour. Divorce rate immensely varies across avian taxa that have a predominantly monogamous social mating system. Although a range of factors associated with divorce have been tested, broad-scale drivers of divorce rate remain contentious. Moreover, the impact of sexual roles in divorce still needs further investigation due to the conflicting interest of males and females. Here we applied phylogenetic comparative methods to analyse one of the largest datasets ever compiled that included divorce rates from published studies of 186 avian species from 25 orders and 61 families. We tested correlations between divorce rate and a group of factors: ‘promiscuity’ of both sexes (propensity of polygamy), migration distance, and adult mortality. Our results showed that only male promiscuity, but not female promiscuity, had a positive relationship with divorce rate. Furthermore, migration distance was positively correlated with divorce rate, while adult mortality rate showed no direct relationship with divorce rate. These findings indicated that divorce might not be a simple adaptive (by sexual selection) or non-adaptive strategy (by accidental loss of a partner), but could be a mixed response to sexual conflict and stress from the ambient environment. Methods We used data from Kenny et al. (2017), Liker et al. (2014), Botero et al. (2012), Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://birdsoftheworld.org) and other published literature (cited in the table). For migration distance, we used data from Delhey et al. 2021. Adult mortality rate was extracted from the AVONET database. Our final dataset contains 232 avian species from 25 orders and 61 families, and the number of species with the full dataset is 186.

Botero, C.A., Dustin, R. , & Rubenstein. (2012). Fluctuating environments, sexual selection and the evolution of flexible mate choice in birds. PLoS ONE, 7(2), e32311. 10.1371/journal.pone.0032311

Delhey, K. , Dale, J. , Valcu, M. , & Kempenaers, B. . (2021). Migratory birds are lighter coloured. Current Biology, 31(23), R1511-R1512. 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.048

Kenny, K. , Birkhead, T. R. , & Green, J. P. (2017). Allopreening in birds is associated with parental cooperation over offspring care and stable pair bonds across years. Behavioral Ecology, 28(4), 1142-1148. 10.1093/beheco/arx078

Liker, A. , Freckleton, R. P. , & Székely, T. (2014). Divorce and infidelity are associated with skewed adult sex ratios in birds. Current Biology, 24, 880–884. 10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.059 Tobias, J.A., Sheard, C., Pigot, A.L., Devenish, A.J.M., Yang, J., Sayol, F., et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters, 25, 581– 597. 10.1111/ele.13898

Abstract

Marriage data: In South Africa Civil Marriages are administered through the Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961) as amended, and its associated regulations. Customary marriages are governed by the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998) which came into effect on 15 November 2000. Civil unions (relationships between same-sex couples that are legally recognized by a state authority) are covered by the Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006) which came into operation on 30 November 2006.

The South African Department of Home Affairs is responsible for the administration of marriages in South Africa, under these laws. After the ceremony of a marriage or a civil union, the marriage officer submits the data to the nearest office of the Department of Home Affairs (DHS), where the marriage / civil union details for citizens and permanent residents are recorded in the National Population Register (NPR). Statistics South Africa obtains data on marriages and civil unions from DHA through the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) for this dataset.

NOTE: In customary marriages, the two spouses and their witnesses present themselves at a DHA office in order to register a customary marriage. Therefore the province of registration is not necessarily the province of the place of usual residence of the couple since the registration of the marriage can take place in any DHA office.

Divorce data: The dissolution of registered marriages and civil unions is governed by the Divorce Act, 1979 as amended, and its associated regulations (Act No.70 of 1979) and the Jurisdiction of Regional Courts Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 32 of 2008) as amended which came into effect on 9 August 2010. The South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCD) is responsible for managing divorces under these Acts. Statistics South Africa obtains the divorce data from the DJCD for this dataset.

NOTE: The data includes divorce applications that were concluded in 2014, that is, that were finalised and issued with decrees of divorce in 2014 by DJCD.

Geographic coverage

The data has national coverage.

Analysis unit

Individuals

Universe

The data covers all civil marriages that were recoreded by the Department of Home Affairs and all divorce applications that were granted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in 2014 in South Africa.

Kind of data

Administrative records

Mode of data collection

Other

Data appraisal

Geography is problematic in this dataset as not all the data files have geographic data. The Civil Marriages and Civil Unions data files include a Province of Registration variable but the Customary Marriages data file does not. There is also no geographical data in the Divorces file. As this data file includes divorce data from only a subset of divorce courts, this lack of geographical information compromises its usability.

Turkey Vital Statistics: Registry: Crude Divorce Rate data was reported at 1.599 ‰ in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.591 ‰ for 2016. Turkey Vital Statistics: Registry: Crude Divorce Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.585 ‰ from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.696 ‰ in 2014 and a record low of 1.343 ‰ in 2007. Turkey Vital Statistics: Registry: Crude Divorce Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Turkish Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.G003: Vital Statistics.

In 2020, the number of divorces in France was of 57,437. France had a divorce rate of 55 per 100 marriages in 2020. A number which was not one of the highest in Europe but that emphasizes the fact that in recent years, divorce is a phenomenon with a significant impact on Western countries. The characteristics of French divorces Despite a record number of 152,020 separations in 2005, the number of divorces in France remained stable since the mid-2000s and has also been declining by a rate of 8 percent between 2004 and 2014. Since then, the number of divorces remained almost the same in the country, even though an decrease has been seen between 2016 and 2017. In 2019, the majority of divorces in France were pronounced by mutual consent. Most of divorces pronounced in France concerned marriages which lasted between 4 years and 7 years. Unions in France The number of marriages in France is decreasing since 2004 and reached 220,000 in 2021, compared to 236,826 ten years before. Same-sex marriage was legalized in France since 2013, but civil partnerships are the type of unions that increased in recent years. More than 205,000 civil partnerships were contracted in 2010 in France. Implemented in 1999, civil unions in France are established between two individuals regardless of gender.

Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Cases Transferred to High Court data was reported at 3.000 Unit in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.000 Unit for 2016. Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Cases Transferred to High Court data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 Unit from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.000 Unit in 1981 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in 2014. Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Cases Transferred to High Court data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.G013: Vital Statistics: GHS: RPA: Marriages.

In the period from 2014 to 2024, the number of divorces from same-sex marriages and registered partnerships in Finland fluctuated. In 2024, the number of divorces among female couples was 89, while the corresponding figure among male couples was 29. During the same year, a total of 425 same-sex marriages were formed in Finland. Same-sex marriage became legal in Finland after an amendment to the Marriage Act entered into force on 1 March 2017. Since then, over 3,300 couples have tied the knot. From 2002 to 2017, registration of partnership was available for same-sex couples.

Population: Number of Marriages: Guangdong data was reported at 632,192.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 573,050.000 Case for 2022. Population: Number of Marriages: Guangdong data is updated yearly, averaging 731,674.500 Case from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 891,457.000 Case in 2014 and a record low of 497,000.000 Case in 2002. Population: Number of Marriages: Guangdong data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

This dataset presents statistics on divorce certificates issued to Qatari nationals, categorized by the type of relationship between spouses and the age groups of both husband and wife. The data spans from 2014 to 2022 and is extracted from the annual marriage and divorce bulletin. It supports social and demographic studies, enabling analysis of divorce trends by age and relationship, which can be valuable for policymakers and social researchers.

The North Carolina State Center for Health Services (SCHS) collects yearly vital statistics. The Odum Institute holds vital statistics beginning in 1968 for births, fetal deaths, deaths, birth/infant deaths, marriages and divorce. Public marriage and divorce data are available through 1999 only.

This study focuses on deaths in North Carolina in 2014. Death is defined as the permanent disappearance of any evidence of life at any time after live birth. This definition excludes fetal death s. The data kept for deaths includes the age, race, marital status, and sex of the individual; date, time, cause and location of death; and mode of burial.

Minor changes to the files beginning in 2014 reflect the release of an updated NC Death Certificate form in that year.

The data are strictly numerical; there is no identifying information given about the individuals.

In 2024, there were around ****** divorces in which children were involved in Germany. The number of divorces of couples with and without children has remained fairly similar over the time period.

This dataset presents statistics on divorce certificates issued to Qatari nationals, categorized by the type of relationship between spouses and the age groups of both husband and wife. The data spans from 2014 to 2022 and is extracted from the annual marriage and divorce bulletin. It supports social and demographic studies, enabling analysis of divorce trends by age and relationship, which can be valuable for policymakers and social researchers.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on how acceptable divorce is for them on a personal level. The survey was conducted in December 2014. During that survey, 16 percent of respondents stated divorce was not at all acceptable for them personally.

In 2022, there were ***** thousand marriage cases in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Between 2010 and 2014, the marriage rate increased by ** percent, but fell by **** percent between 2015 and 2022. The number of divorce cases in the GCC reached **** thousand cases in 2022.

In 2023, there were about ***** divorces in Singapore, indicating a slight increase compared to the previous year. The rise in the number of divorces in 2021 could be a result of government services resuming after the COVID-19 pandemic.