Number of marriages and divorces per one thousand inhabitants in some countries
Country
|
1980
|
1985
|
1987
|
1988
|
1989
|
1990
|
1991
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
10.1
|
4.7
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
Belgium
|
6.7
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
6.2
|
5.8
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
Bulgaria
|
7.9
|
7.4
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.7
|
5.4
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.5
|
4.0
|
Czechoslovakiaa)
|
7.7
|
7.7
|
7.8
|
7.6
|
7.5
|
8.4
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
6.4
|
5.6
|
5.3
|
Denmark
|
5.2
|
5.7
|
6.1
|
6.3
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
Finland
|
6.1
|
5.3
|
5.4
|
5.3
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
4.7
|
4.5
|
France
|
6.2
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
4.7
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
..
|
Greece
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
5.2
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
4.7
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
5.9
|
The Netherlands
|
6.4
|
5.7
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
5.8
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
Slovakia
|
7.6
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
5.8
|
5.3
|
5.1
| |||||
Yugoslaviab)
|
7.7
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.2
|
no data
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
Poland
|
8.6
|
7.2
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.0
|
5.7
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
Hungary
|
7.5
|
6.9
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
5.9
|
5.5
|
5.3
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
Great Britain
|
7.4
|
6.9
|
7:0
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.7
|
-
|
GDR
|
8.0
|
7.9
|
8.5
|
8.2
|
7.9
|
no data
|
no data
| ||||
FRGc)
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.2
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
6.3
|
5.7
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.3
|
Norway
|
5.4
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.2
|
4.9
|
5.2
|
4.7
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
-
|
ltaly
|
5.7
|
5.2
|
5.3
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
4.8
|
5.0
|
no data
|
Romania
|
8.2
|
7.1
|
7.3
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
8.3
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.1
|
6.7
|
6.8
|
Switzerland
|
5.6
|
6.0
|
6.6
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
6.6
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
5.6
|
Sweden
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
4.9
|
5.2
|
12.8
|
4.7
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
Soviet Uniond)
|
10.3
|
9.8
|
9.8
|
9.4
|
9.4
|
8.8
|
8.5
|
7.1
|
7.5
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
Israel
|
7.6
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.2
|
no data
|
6.1
|
Japan
|
6.7
|
6.1
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
USA
|
10.5
|
10.1
|
9.9
|
9.7
|
9.7
|
9.8
|
9.4
|
9.2
|
9.0
|
9.1
|
no data
|
Canada
|
8:0
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
no data
|
5.8
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
no data
|
Cuba
|
7.1
|
8.0
|
7.7
|
7.9
|
8.1
|
9.6
|
15.1
|
17.7
|
no data
|
no data
|
no data
|
Australia
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
New Zealand
|
7.4
|
7.6
|
7.5
|
7.1
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
6.8
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
Divorces
| |||||||||||
Austria
|
1.8
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
-
|
-
|
Belgium
|
1.5
|
1.9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
-
|
2.1
|
-
|
-
|
Bulgaria
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
-
|
1.1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Czechoslovakiaa)
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.6
| |||||
Denmark
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
-
|
Finland
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
no data
|
2.9
|
2.6
|
-
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
-
|
-
|
France
|
no data
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
no data
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
-
|
-
|
-
| |
Greece
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
-
|
The Netherlands
|
1.8
|
2.4
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.4
|
-
|
Czech Rep.
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
-
|
3.0
| ||||||
Slovakia
|
1.7
|
-
|
-
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.7
| |||||
Yugoslaviab)
|
-
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
-
|
Poland
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.1
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
Hungary
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
Great Britain
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.8
|
-
|
-
|
GDR
|
2.7
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
no data
| |||||
FRGc)
|
1.6
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
no data
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
-
|
-
|
Norway
|
.6
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
Italy
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
-
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.4
| ||
Romania
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
-
|
Switzerland
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
-
|
Sweden
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
-
|
Soviet Uniond)
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
3.8
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
4.5
|
-
|
-
|
Israel
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
-
|
-
|
Japan
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
-
|
-
|
USA
|
5.2
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
4.8
|
no data
|
4.7
|
4.8
|
4.6
|
-
|
-
| |
Canada
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
3.1
|
-
|
-
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Cuba
|
2.5
|
2.9
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
4.1
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
-
|
-
|
Australia
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
-
|
-
|
New Zealand
|
2.1
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
-
|
-
|
d)Data on Russia as of 1990.