There were 5,980 divorces that took place in Scotland in 2020, an increase on the previous year of 1,848. During the provided time period, divorces in Scotland have been falling gradually after peaking at 13,012 in 2006.
In 2019 the divorce rate in England and Wales was 8.9 divorces per thousand married couples, which was significantly higher than the rate in 2018 which was 7.5. The Divorce rate in England and Wales has been falling steadily since a rate of 13.3 was recorded in 2003 and 2004. In the last available data for Scotland in 2008, the divorce rate was 11.1.
There were 112,182 divorces in the United Kingdom in 2020, compared with 119,428 in the previous year.
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There were 5,980 divorces that took place in Scotland in 2020, an increase on the previous year of 1,848. During the provided time period, divorces in Scotland have been falling gradually after peaking at 13,012 in 2006.