Divorce Statistics and Studies Blog

China divorce doubles in 10 years; S. Korea divorce down, but up for older people

“Twilight Divorces” and National Pension Splits Both on the Rise

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Korea Bizwire

 

According to figures released recently by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the “crude divorce rate” – which measures the number of separations for every 1,000 people in the population – doubled in the decade through 2016 from 1.46 to three.

-- Marriage rate down, divorce rate up as more Chinese couples say ‘I don’t’ or ‘I won’t any more’

 

South China Morning Post, 9/6/17

Family structure matters to black boys' economic welfare, per findings of Chetty study cited as saying the opposite

For Black Boys, Family Structure Still Matters

MARCH 22, 2018 by W. Bradford Wilcox  at Institute for Family Studies

Divorce rate rose fast for older people, while falling overall since 1990

In 2015, for every 1,000 married persons ages 50 and older, 10 divorced – up from five in 1990. ... While the divorce rate for adults 50 and older has risen sharply over the past 25 years, it has remained relatively steady for this age group since 2008...

Among those ages 65 and older, the divorce rate has roughly tripled since 1990, reaching six people per 1,000 married persons in 2015. ...

During their young adulthood, Baby Boomers had unprecedented levels of divorce. Their marital instability earlier in life is contributing to the rising divorce rate among adults ages 50 and older today, since remarriages tend to be less stable than first marriages. The divorce rate for adults ages 50 and older in remarriages is double the rate of those who have only been married once (16 vs. eight per 1,000 married persons, respectively). Among all adults 50 and older who divorced in 2015, 48% had been in their second or higher marriage.

The risk of divorce for adults ages 50 and older is also higher among those who have been married for a shorter time. For example, among adults 50 and older who had been married for less than 10 years, the divorce rate was 21 people per 1,000 married persons in 2015. By contrast, the divorce rate is 13 people per 1,000 married persons for adults ages 50 and older who had been married for 20 to 29 years.

... Gray divorcees tend to be less financially secure than married and widowed adults, particularly among women. ...

Led by Baby Boomers, divorce rates climb for America’s 50+ population

BY RENEE STEPLER at Pew Research Center

Maldives claims world's highest divorce rate: 1.1% per capita per year

(Might be better expressed as 2.2%. considering that one divorce involves two people.) Caution: I don't know exactly what the U.N. data source is, but it uses a U.S. rate from sometime in the 20th Century, over one-third higher than our current rate.

According to a report prepared and issued by the UN, the divorce rate in Maldives is 10.97 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants per year. After Maldives comes Belarus with 4.63 and then United States with 4.34.

From "POLITICAL UNREST IN MALDIVES" by  ALI SUKHANVER on Lankaweb.com - March 25th, 2018

Do disabled kids cause divorce? Overall, no, but family size matters.

Are Divorce Rates Really Higher for Parents of Kids With Disabilities?

By Calleen Petersen in The Mighty•March 23, 2018

 

However, see also:

While it is positive to hear that an oft-cited report that 80% of parents of a child with autism get divorced has been since debunked, there does exist a gap between marriage success of parents who do and do not face challenges with their child’s development. On the issue of the autism spectrum disorder, the numbers were re-examined in a different study that found a 10% increase in the chance of parents getting divorced if their child was diagnosed. While this is not the 80% more likely, it’s still a disappointment.

 

From "The Unfortunate Reality of Divorce in Couples with a Child with Special Needs" at cerebralpalsy.org

 

Citing:

80 Percent Autism Divorce Rate Debunked in First-Of-Its Kind Scientific Study: Kennedy Krieger researchers find autism does not affect family structure

May 19, 2010, Kennedy Krieger Institute

 

and

Parents of autistic kids have higher divorce rate

By Tia Ghose in the Journal Sentinel, 8/9/2010

  

 

 

Divorce rates around the world: Russia in the lead, U.S. #4

 

From "Marriage and divorce rates" by OECD - Social Policy Division, posted 8/5/16. 

(Another source claims that the Maldives, not listed here, has over twice as much divorce as Russia.)