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How common are marriage and divorce?

By Amanda

Recent U.S. marriage and divorce statistics

(According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Both marriage and divorce rates have been on the decline in the United States over the past decade, as seen in the following charts.

 

Marriage rates, 2000-2011

Year             Marriages             Population       Rate per 1,000 total population

2011              2,118,000              311,591,917       6.8

2010             2,096,000             308,745,538     6.8

2009             2,080,000            306,771,529      6.8

2008             2,157,000              304,093,966    7.1

2007             2,197,000              301,231,207      7.3

2006*           2,193,000             294,077,247      7.5

2005             2,249,000             295,516,599      7.6

2004             2,279,000             292,805,298     7.8

2003             2,245,000             290,107,933      7.7

2002             2,290,000             287,625,193      8.0

2001              2,326,000             284,968,955     8.2

2000             2,315,000              281,421,906      8.2

*Excludes data for Louisiana

 

Divorce/annulment rates, 2000-2011

Year             Divorces/annulments             Population            Rate per 1,000 total population

2011*              877,000                                   246,273,366            3.6

2010*             872,000                                  244,122,529              3.6

2009*            840,000                                  242,610,561              3.5

2008*            844,000                                  240,545,163              3.5

2007*            856,000                                  238,352,850              3.6

2006*            872,000                                  236,094,277               3.7

2005*            847,000                                  233,495,163               3.6

2004**          879,000                                  236,402,656              3.7

2003***        927,000                                  243,902,090              3.8

2002****      955,000                                  243,108,303               3.9

2001*****     940,000                                 236,416,762                4.0

2000*****    944,000                                  233,550,143                4.0

* Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, and Minnesota

** Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Louisiana

*** Excludes data for California, Hawaii, Indiana, and Oklahoma

**** Excludes data for California, Indiana, and Oklahoma

*****Excludes data for California, Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

 

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