The divorce rate in Mexico has experienced a steep upwards trend since 2001. That year, there were only *** divorces per 100 marriages. However, with a total of ******* divorces registered across the country, the rate went up to ** in 2022.

As of 2022, the Mexican state with the highest number of same-sex divorces was Mexico City, with *** for men-men marriages and *** for woman-woman. Followed by the state of Nuevo León and Jalisco. In total, *** same-sex divorces were registered in Mexico in 2023.

Additional file 4. Data set 2005.

This statistic presents the share and divorced, separated or widowed population in Mexico in the third quarter of 2016, broken down by gender and age. In the presented period, more than ** percent of women over 60 years old in Mexico were either divorced, separated or widowed, whereas only **** percent of men of the same age range had one of these marital status.

From the year 1994 to 2023, there has been an overall increase in divorces in the Mexican city of Monterrey. The highest number of divorces was in the year 2018 with ***** cases. In contrast, the lowest amount registered was in 1996 with ***** separations.

From the year 1994 to 2022, there has been an overall decrease in divorces with certain peaks in the middle of the timeframe displayed in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The highest amount of divorces was in the year 2007 with 3,200 cases. In contrast, the lowest amount registered was in 2014 with around 130 divorces.

As of 2024, same-sex marriage in Latin America is still considered illegal or not recognized in the majority of countries. Nonetheless, since 2010 many countries legalized these types of unions. Among those, Brazil ranked at the top of the list with over 11,000 same-sex marriages in 2022, followed by Mexico and Chile with 5,829 and 2,254 marriages, respectively. LGBTQ+ in Brazil Brazil is not only the leader of the ranking with the most same-sex marriages in Latin America, it was also one of the first countries to make it legal. Since May 2013, the number of same-sex marriages has only increased, almost duplicating from 2015 to 2022. And the forecast is positive for the next generations, as a 2024 survey shows, the Brazilian population from 16 to 44 years of age has an overwhelmingly positive perception of same-sex marriages. A difficult start for Mexico A recent survey in Mexico shows that around five percent of the total population self-identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Nonetheless, the country has failed to provide equal footing for the community. In early 2010, Mexico City was the first federal entity to legalize same-sex marriages, but it was not until the last day of 2022 that all states allowed this type of union. The support for the LGBTQ+ community keeps growing in the Aztec country, as the engagement in supporting activities is also becoming more widespread.