This is the data set compiled by Randy Olson for his "144 years of marriage and divorce in 1 chart."
Year |
Marriages |
Divorces |
Population |
Marriages Per 1000 |
Divorces Per 1000 |
1867 |
357,000 |
1,0000 |
3697,0000 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
1868 |
345,000 |
1,0000 |
37885,000 |
9.1 |
0.3 |
1869 |
348,000 |
11,000 |
3887,0000 |
9 |
0.3 |
1870 |
352,000 |
11,000 |
39905,000 |
8.8 |
0.3 |
1871 |
359,000 |
12,000 |
4101,0000 |
8.8 |
0.3 |
1872 |
378,000 |
12,000 |
42066,000 |
9 |
0.3 |
1873 |
386,000 |
13,000 |
43225,000 |
8.9 |
0.3 |
1874 |
385,000 |
14,000 |
44429,000 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
1875 |
409,000 |
14,000 |
45492,000 |
9 |
0.3 |
1876 |
405,000 |
15,000 |
46459,000 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
1877 |
411,000 |
16,000 |
474,00000 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
1878 |
423,000 |
16,000 |
48319,000 |
8.8 |
0.3 |
1879 |
438,000 |
17,000 |
49264,000 |
8.9 |
0.3 |
1880 |
453,000 |
2,0000 |
50262,000 |
9 |
0.4 |
1881 |
464,000 |
21,000 |
51466,000 |
9 |
0.4 |
1882 |
484,000 |
22,000 |
52893,000 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
1883 |
501,000 |
23,000 |
54435,000 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
1884 |
485,000 |
23,000 |
55826,000 |
8.7 |
0.4 |
1885 |
507,000 |
23,000 |
57128,000 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
1886 |
534,000 |
26,000 |
58258,000 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
1887 |
513,000 |
28,000 |
59357,000 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
1888 |
535,000 |
29,000 |
60614,000 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
1889 |
563,000 |
32,000 |
61893,000 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
1890 |
57,0000 |
33,000 |
63056,000 |
9 |
0.5 |
1891 |
592,000 |
36,000 |
64432,000 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
1892 |
601,000 |
37,000 |
6592,0000 |
9.1 |
0.6 |
1893 |
601,000 |
37,000 |
6747,0000 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
1894 |
588,000 |
38,000 |
6891,0000 |
8.5 |
0.6 |
1895 |
62,0000 |
4,0000 |
70076,000 |
8.8 |
0.6 |
1896 |
635,000 |
43,000 |
71188,000 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
1897 |
643,000 |
45,000 |
72441,000 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
1898 |
647,000 |
48,000 |
736,00000 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
1899 |
673,000 |
51,000 |
74793,000 |
9 |
0.7 |
1900 |
709,000 |
56,000 |
76094,000 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
1901 |
742,000 |
61,000 |
77584,000 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
1902 |
776,000 |
61,000 |
79163,000 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
1903 |
818,000 |
65,000 |
80632,000 |
10.1 |
0.8 |
1904 |
815,000 |
66,000 |
82166,000 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
1905 |
842,000 |
68,000 |
83822,000 |
10 |
0.8 |
1906 |
895,000 |
72,000 |
8545,0000 |
10.5 |
0.8 |
1907 |
937,000 |
77,000 |
87008,000 |
10.8 |
0.9 |
1908 |
857,000 |
77,000 |
8871,0000 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
1909 |
897,000 |
8,0000 |
9049,0000 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
1910 |
948,000 |
83,000 |
92407,000 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
1911 |
955,000 |
89,000 |
93863,000 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
1912 |
1005,000 |
94,000 |
95335,000 |
10.5 |
1 |
1913 |
1021,000 |
91,000 |
97225,000 |
10.5 |
0.9 |
1914 |
1025,000 |
101,000 |
99111,000 |
10.3 |
1 |
1915 |
1008,000 |
104,000 |
100546,000 |
10 |
1 |
1916 |
1076,000 |
114,000 |
101961,000 |
10.6 |
1.1 |
1917 |
1144,000 |
122,000 |
103414,000 |
11.1 |
1.2 |
1918 |
1,000,000 |
116,000 |
10455,0000 |
9.6 |
1.1 |
1919 |
115,0000 |
142,000 |
105063,000 |
10.9 |
1.4 |
1920 |
1274,000 |
171,000 |
106461,000 |
12 |
1.6 |
1921 |
1164,000 |
16,0000 |
108538,000 |
10.7 |
1.5 |
1922 |
1134,000 |
149,000 |
110049,000 |
10.3 |
1.4 |
1923 |
123,0000 |
165,000 |
111947,000 |
11 |
1.5 |
1924 |
1185,000 |
171,000 |
114109,000 |
10.4 |
1.5 |
1925 |
1188,000 |
175,000 |
115829,000 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
1926 |
1203,000 |
185,000 |
117397,000 |
10.2 |
1.6 |
1927 |
1201,000 |
196,000 |
119035,000 |
10.1 |
1.6 |
1928 |
1182,000 |
2,00000 |
120509,000 |
9.8 |
1.7 |
1929 |
1233,000 |
206,000 |
121878,000 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
1930 |
1127,000 |
196,000 |
123188,000 |
9.1 |
1.6 |
1931 |
1061,000 |
188,000 |
124149,000 |
8.5 |
1.5 |
1932 |
982,000 |
164,000 |
124949,000 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
1933 |
1098,000 |
165,000 |
12569,0000 |
8.7 |
1.3 |
1934 |
1302,000 |
204,000 |
126485,000 |
10.3 |
1.6 |
1935 |
1327,000 |
218,000 |
127362,000 |
10.4 |
1.7 |
1936 |
1369,000 |
236,000 |
128181,000 |
10.7 |
1.8 |
1937 |
1451,000 |
249,000 |
128961,000 |
11.3 |
1.9 |
1938 |
1331,000 |
244,000 |
129969,000 |
10.2 |
1.9 |
1939 |
1404,000 |
251,000 |
131028,000 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
1940 |
1596,000 |
264,000 |
132122,000 |
12.1 |
2 |
1941 |
1696,000 |
293,000 |
133402,000 |
12.7 |
2.2 |
1942 |
1772,000 |
321,000 |
13486,0000 |
13.1 |
2.4 |
1943 |
1577,000 |
359,000 |
136739,000 |
11.5 |
2.6 |
1944 |
1452,000 |
4,00000 |
138397,000 |
10.5 |
2.9 |
1945 |
1613,000 |
485,000 |
139928,000 |
11.5 |
3.5 |
1946 |
2291,000 |
61,0000 |
141389,000 |
16.2 |
4.3 |
1947 |
1992,000 |
483,000 |
144126,000 |
13.8 |
3.4 |
1948 |
1811,000 |
408,000 |
146631,000 |
12.4 |
2.8 |
1949 |
158,0000 |
397,000 |
149188,000 |
10.6 |
2.7 |
1950 |
1667,000 |
385,000 |
151684,000 |
11 |
2.5 |
1951 |
1595,000 |
381,000 |
154287,000 |
10.3 |
2.5 |
1952 |
1539,000 |
392,000 |
156954,000 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
1953 |
1546,000 |
39,0000 |
159565,000 |
9.7 |
2.4 |
1954 |
149,0000 |
379,000 |
162391,000 |
9.2 |
2.3 |
1955 |
1531,000 |
377,000 |
165275,000 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
1956 |
1585,000 |
382,000 |
168221,000 |
9.4 |
2.3 |
1957 |
1518,000 |
381,000 |
171274,000 |
8.9 |
2.2 |
1958 |
1451,000 |
368,000 |
174141,000 |
8.3 |
2.1 |
1959 |
1494,000 |
395,000 |
17713,0000 |
8.4 |
2.2 |
1960 |
1523,000 |
393,000 |
18076,0000 |
8.4 |
2.2 |
1961 |
1548,000 |
414,000 |
183742,000 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
1962 |
1577,000 |
413,000 |
18659,0000 |
8.5 |
2.2 |
1963 |
1654,000 |
428,000 |
1893,00000 |
8.7 |
2.3 |
1964 |
1725,000 |
45,0000 |
191927,000 |
9 |
2.3 |
1965 |
18,00000 |
479,000 |
194347,000 |
9.3 |
2.5 |
1966 |
1857,000 |
499,000 |
196599,000 |
9.4 |
2.5 |
1967 |
1927,000 |
523,000 |
198752,000 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
1968 |
2069,000 |
584,000 |
200745,000 |
10.3 |
2.9 |
1969 |
2145,000 |
639,000 |
202736,000 |
10.6 |
3.2 |
1970 |
2185802 |
708,000 |
205089,000 |
10.7 |
3.5 |
1971 |
2190481 |
773,000 |
207692,000 |
10.5 |
3.7 |
1972 |
2282154 |
845,000 |
209924,000 |
10.9 |
4 |
1973 |
2284108 |
915,000 |
211939,000 |
10.8 |
4.3 |
1974 |
2245929 |
983931 |
213898,000 |
10.5 |
4.6 |
1975 |
2159810 |
1036709 |
215981,000 |
10 |
4.8 |
1976 |
2159051 |
1090430 |
218086,000 |
9.9 |
5 |
1977 |
2180861 |
1101445 |
220289,000 |
9.9 |
5 |
1978 |
2293079 |
1135408 |
222629,000 |
10.3 |
5.1 |
1979 |
2341102 |
1193062 |
225106,000 |
10.4 |
5.3 |
1980 |
2413896 |
1184175 |
227726,000 |
10.6 |
5.2 |
1981 |
2438085 |
1219042 |
23,0008,000 |
10.6 |
5.3 |
1982 |
232218,000 |
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1983 |
234333,000 |
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1984 |
2482137 |
1181970 |
236394,000 |
10.5 |
5 |
1985 |
2408911 |
1192530 |
238506,000 |
10.1 |
5 |
1986 |
2406830 |
1179347 |
240683,000 |
10 |
4.9 |
1987 |
2404146 |
1165646 |
242843,000 |
9.9 |
4.8 |
1988 |
2377092 |
1151787 |
245061,000 |
9.7 |
4.7 |
1989 |
2399654 |
1162719 |
247387,000 |
9.7 |
4.7 |
1990 |
2451774 |
1175851 |
250181,000 |
9.8 |
4.7 |
1991 |
2383182 |
1191591 |
25353,0000 |
9.4 |
4.7 |
1992 |
2389375 |
1233226 |
256922,000 |
9.3 |
4.8 |
1993 |
2342538 |
1197297 |
260282,000 |
9 |
4.6 |
1994 |
2397441 |
1211893 |
263455,000 |
9.1 |
4.6 |
1995 |
266588,000 |
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1996 |
269714,000 |
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1997 |
2384,000 |
1163,000 |
272958,000 |
8.7 |
4.3 |
1998 |
2244,000 |
1135,000 |
276154,000 |
8.1 |
4.1 |
1999 |
2358,000 |
1145245 |
279328,000 |
8.4 |
4.1 |
2,000 |
2315,000 |
944,000 |
282398,000 |
8.2 |
3.3 |
2001 |
2326,000 |
94,0000 |
285225,000 |
8.2 |
3.3 |
2002 |
229,0000 |
955,000 |
287955,000 |
8 |
3.3 |
2003 |
2245,000 |
927,000 |
290626,000 |
7.7 |
3.2 |
2004 |
2279,000 |
879,000 |
293262,000 |
7.8 |
3 |
2005 |
2249,000 |
847,000 |
295993,000 |
7.6 |
2.9 |
2006 |
2193,000 |
872,000 |
298818,000 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
2007 |
2197,000 |
856,000 |
301696,000 |
7.3 |
2.8 |
2008 |
2157,000 |
844,000 |
304543,000 |
7.1 |
2.8 |
2009 |
208,0000 |
84,0000 |
30724,0000 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
2010 |
2096,000 |
872,000 |
309776,000 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
2011 |
2118,000 |
877,000 |
312034,000 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
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