In 2023, the European country with the highest divorce rate per 100 marriages was Finland, with more than 55 divorces. At the bottom of the list was Ireland with only 15.5 divorces per 100 marriages.

The number of Iranians getting divorced are on the rise, according to the latest data from the country's Statistics Center.

While the number of marriages in Iran, too, increased during the period between 2019 and 2020 by 4.4%, reaching 556,731 cases, the divorce rates rose by 3.6%, reaching 183,193 cases.

This means that in 2020, for every 100 registered marriages, 32.9 divorces occurred.

According to the statistics reported in Iran's Report on the Social and Cultural Status, published in the fall of 2020, some 51,270 marriages that ended in divorce lasted between one to five years.

Furthermore, 11,715 marriages ended in divorce in just one year. On the other hand, 7,809 marriages of around 29 years were terminated.

In the 2020 report, neither a complete national nor a granular provincial marriage and divorce data has been published therefore data on this topic had to be sourced from other reports.

The latest statistical report on Iran’s divorce and marriage, categorized by province, is related to the first half of last year. This information was taken from the Civil Registration Organization of Iran’s website. This article analyzes this data.

The highest number of marriages, in the first half of 2020, happened in Tehran. During this period, 34,451 marriages were recorded in this province while the lowest number of marriages, namely 1,914 marriages, was recorded in the same period in Semnan province.

The highest number of divorces, in the first half of 2020, was recorded in the Tehran province. During this period, 15,303 divorces were recorded.

Ilam province has the lowest number of divorces, in the same time period, which was 388 cases.

The numerical quantity of marriage and divorce cases is not a good basis for comparison because of the population differences between provinces. Accurate and proportional comparison requires careful consideration of the province’s population that are being compared.

Adding the population variable to this data changes some of the provincial marriage and divorce rankings.

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China Population: Divorce Rate data was reported at 0.256 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.204 % for 2022. China Population: Divorce Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 0.097 % from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2023, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.336 % in 2019 and a record low of 0.018 % in 1978. China Population: Divorce Rate 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.

Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Divorce Rate data was reported at 1.700 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.730 % for 2016. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Divorce Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.280 % from Dec 1947 (Median) to 2017, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.300 % in 2002 and a record low of 0.730 % in 1963. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Divorce Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G005: Vital Statistics.

Singapore Male Divorce Rate: Per 1000 Married Resident Males: 45 - 49 data was reported at 7.700 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.400 NA for 2016. Singapore Male Divorce Rate: Per 1000 Married Resident Males: 45 - 49 data is updated yearly, averaging 5.650 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.500 NA in 2013 and a record low of 2.100 NA in 1980. Singapore Male Divorce Rate: Per 1000 Married Resident Males: 45 - 49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Content

Marriage

This folder contains data behind the story Marriage Isn’t Dead — Yet.

Source for all data is Decennial Census (years 1960 to 2000) and American Community Survey (years 2001-2012), via IPUMS USA.

Except in the divorce file, figures represent share of the relevant population that has never been married (MARST == 6 in the IPUMS data). Note that in the story, charts generally show the share that have ever been married, which is simply 1 - n. In the divorce file, figures are share of the relevant population that is currently divorced, conditional on having ever been married.

Variable names are as follows. Number in variable names are age ranges, so all_2534 is the marriage rate for everyone ages 25 to 34.

Context

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Acknowledgements

This dataset is maintained using GitHub's API and Kaggle's API.

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Armenia Vital Statistics: Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data was reported at 1.500 Person in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.500 Person for 2023. Armenia Vital Statistics: Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.100 Person from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2024, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.500 Person in 2024 and a record low of 0.400 Person in 2000. Armenia Vital Statistics: 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.

Albania Vital Statistics: Divorces: per 100 Marriages data was reported at 15.800 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.400 % for 2020. Albania Vital Statistics: Divorces: per 100 Marriages data is updated yearly, averaging 13.972 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2021, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.100 % in 2019 and a record low of 5.900 % in 1997. Albania Vital Statistics: Divorces: per 100 Marriages data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Albania – Table AL.G003: Vital Statistics.

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data was reported at 1.800 NA in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.800 NA for 2016. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.500 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.800 NA in 2017 and a record low of 0.900 NA in 2002. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.G002: Vital Statistics.

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population: West Bank data was reported at 1.900 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.800 NA for 2016. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population: West Bank data is updated yearly, averaging 1.300 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.900 NA in 2017 and a record low of 0.800 NA in 2002. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population: West Bank data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.G002: Vital Statistics.

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population: Gaza Strip data was reported at 1.700 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.800 NA for 2016. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population: Gaza Strip data is updated yearly, averaging 1.650 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.900 NA in 2010 and a record low of 1.000 NA in 2002. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Crude Divorce Rate: per 1000 Population: Gaza Strip data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.G002: Vital Statistics.

Singapore Female Divorce Rate: Per 1,000 Married Resident Males Aged 20 & Over data was reported at 6.500 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.600 NA for 2016. Singapore Female Divorce Rate: Per 1,000 Married Resident Males Aged 20 & Over data is updated yearly, averaging 6.500 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.800 NA in 2003 and a record low of 3.800 NA in 1988. Singapore Female Divorce Rate: Per 1,000 Married Resident Males Aged 20 & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Divorce Decrees data was reported at 19,394.000 Unit in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,196.000 Unit for 2016. Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Divorce Decrees data is updated yearly, averaging 13,129.000 Unit from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,271.000 Unit in 2013 and a record low of 2,060.000 Unit in 1981. Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Divorce Decrees 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.

Singapore Crude Divorce Rate: Per 1000 Residents data was reported at 1.900 NA in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.900 NA for 2016. Singapore Crude Divorce Rate: Per 1000 Residents data is updated yearly, averaging 1.600 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.000 NA in 2011 and a record low of 0.800 NA in 1980. Singapore Crude Divorce Rate: Per 1000 Residents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Divorces Registered: Non-Muslim: Pulau Pinang data was reported at 1,096.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,042.000 Person for 2015. Divorces Registered: Non-Muslim: Pulau Pinang data is updated yearly, averaging 907.000 Person from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2016, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,096.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 447.000 Person in 2002. Divorces Registered: Non-Muslim: Pulau Pinang data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.G008: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Egypt Vital Statistics: Number of Divorce Contracts data was reported at 198.269 Unit th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 192.079 Unit th for 2016. Egypt Vital Statistics: Number of Divorce Contracts data is updated yearly, averaging 70.000 Unit th from Dec 1943 (Median) to 2017, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 199.867 Unit th in 2015 and a record low of 55.000 Unit th in 1962. Egypt Vital Statistics: Number of Divorce Contracts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.G009: Vital Statistics.

Qatar Vital Statistics: Annual: Number of Divorce data was reported at 1,206.000 Unit in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,151.000 Unit for 2016. Qatar Vital Statistics: Annual: Number of Divorce data is updated yearly, averaging 590.500 Unit from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,420.000 Unit in 2012 and a record low of 293.000 Unit in 1985. Qatar Vital Statistics: Annual: Number of Divorce data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics . The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.G002: Vital Statistics.

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.

Lebanon Vital Statistics: Divorces: Beirut data was reported at 106.000 Unit in Jan 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 287.000 Unit for Dec 2017. Lebanon Vital Statistics: Divorces: Beirut data is updated monthly, averaging 80.000 Unit from Jan 2000 (Median) to Jan 2018, with 217 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 287.000 Unit in Dec 2017 and a record low of 33.000 Unit in Jul 2006. Lebanon Vital Statistics: Divorces: Beirut data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Administration of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.G002: Vital Statistics.