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Divorce Rates UK
According to the Office of National Statistics, divorce rates in the UK have risen over the past three years since
falling back from the level reached in 1996. The total number of divorces in England and Wales last year was
153,490, working out at 13.9 divorces per 1,000 married people. This rose from 13.4 in 2002
Number of divorces in UK from 1938 to 1999
Some facts about divorce rate in the UK
There were 160,000 divorces in England and Wales in 2002, a increase of almost 2% from 2001 figure of 157,000
Seven out of 10 cases, it was the first divorce. So 70% divorce in UK are first divorce.
The average age at which couples split in UK is 42 for men and 39- for women.
JHalf the couples who divorce have at least one child aged under 16.
Web romance 'fuels divorce rise' in UK, BBC NEWS August 31, 2004
First two years of marriages have the highest divorce rates in the UK.
Divorce Rates
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