Divorce & Marriage data, for the United States |
Year | Divorce Rate per 1,000 |
Marriage Rate per 1,000 |
Divorce to Marriage Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
1867 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 0.031 |
1868 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 0.033 |
1869 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 0.034 |
1870 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 0.034 |
1871 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 0.034 |
1872 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 0.033 |
1873 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 0.033 |
1874 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 0.034 |
1875 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 0.033 |
1876 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 0.034 |
1877 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 0.034 |
1878 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 0.034 |
1879 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 0.034 |
1880 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.044 |
1881 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.044 |
1882 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.043 |
1883 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 0.043 |
1884 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 0.045 |
1885 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 0.045 |
1886 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.043 |
1887 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 0.057 |
1888 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.057 |
1889 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.055 |
1890 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 0.056 |
1891 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.065 |
1892 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.065 |
1893 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 0.067 |
1894 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.070 |
1895 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.067 |
1896 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 0.067 |
1897 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.067 |
1898 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 0.080 |
1899 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 0.078 |
1900 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 0.075 |
1901 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.083 |
1902 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 0.082 |
1903 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.079 |
1904 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 0.081 |
1905 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.080 |
1906 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 0.076 |
1907 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 0.083 |
1908 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 0.093 |
1909 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 0.091 |
1910 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 0.087 |
1911 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 0.098 |
1912 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 0.095 |
1913 | 0.9 | 10.5 | 0.086 |
1914 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 0.097 |
1915 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.100 |
1916 | 1.1 | 10.6 | 0.104 |
1917 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 0.108 |
1918 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 0.113 |
1919 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 0.118 |
1920 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 0.133 |
1921 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 0.140 |
1922 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 0.136 |
1923 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 0.136 |
1924 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 0.144 |
1925 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 0.146 |
1926 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 0.157 |
1927 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 0.158 |
1928 | 1.7 | 9.8 | 0.173 |
1929 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 0.168 |
1930 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 0.174 |
1931 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 0.174 |
1932 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 0.165 |
1933 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 0.149 |
1934 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 0.155 |
1935 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 0.163 |
1936 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 0.168 |
1937 | 1.9 | 11.3 | 0.168 |
1938 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 0.184 |
1939 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 0.178 |
1940 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 0.095 |
1941 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 0.173 |
1942 | 2.4 | 13.2 | 0.182 |
1943 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 0.222 |
1944 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 0.266 |
1945 | 3.5 | 12.2 | 0.287 |
1946 | 4.3 | 16.4 | 0.262 |
1947 | 3.4 | 13.9 | 0.245 |
1948 | 2.8 | 12.4 | 0.226 |
1949 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 0.255 |
1950 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 0.234 |
1951 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 0.240 |
1952 | 2.5 | 9.9 | 0.253 |
1953 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 0.255 |
1954 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 0.261 |
1955 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 0.247 |
1956 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 0.242 |
1957 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 0.247 |
1958 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 0.250 |
1959 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 0.259 |
1960 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 0.259 |
1961 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 0.271 |
1962 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 0.259 |
1963 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 0.261 |
1964 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 0.267 |
1965 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 0.269 |
1966 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0.263 |
1967 | 2.6 | 9.7 | 0.268 |
1968 | 2.9 | 10.4 | 0.279 |
1969 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 0.302 |
1970 | 3.5 | 10.6 | 0.330 |
1971 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 0.349 |
1972 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 0.373 |
1973 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 0.404 |
1974 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 0.438 |
1975 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 0.485 |
1976 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 0.505 |
1977 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 0.505 |
1978 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 0.495 |
1979 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 0.510 |
1980 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 0.491 |
1981 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 0.500 |
1982 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 0.472 |
1983 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 0.467 |
1984 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 0.476 |
1985 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 0.495 |
1986 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 0.490 |
1987 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 0.485 |
1988 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 0.490 |
1989 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 0.485 |
1990 | 4.7 | 9.8 | 0.480 |
1991 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 0.500 |
1992 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 0.511 |
1993 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 0.511 |
1994 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 0.505 |
1995 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 0.494 |
1996 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 0.489 |
1997 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 0.483 |
1998 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 0.500 |
1999 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 0.477 |
2000 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 0.488 |
2001 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 0.488 |
2002 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 0.488 |
2003 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 0.494 |
2004 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 0.474 |
2005 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 0.474 |
2006 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 0.493 |
2007 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 0.493 |
2008 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 0.493 |
2009 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 0.515 |
2010 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 0.529 |
2011 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 0.529 |
2012 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 0.500 |