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Marriages and Divorces, 1900–2008
The following table lists the number and rate of marriages and divorces in the United States from 1900 to 2008.
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Marriage |
Divorce1 |
| Year |
Number |
Rate2 |
Number |
Rate2 |
| 1900 |
709,000 |
9.3 |
55,751 |
0.7 |
| 1910 |
948,166 |
10.3 |
83,045 |
0.9 |
| 1920 |
1,274,476 |
12.0 |
170,505 |
1.6 |
| 1930 |
1,126,856 |
9.2 |
195,961 |
1.6 |
| 1940 |
1,595,879 |
12.1 |
264,000 |
2.0 |
| 1950 |
1,667,231 |
11.1 |
385,144 |
2.6 |
| 1960 |
1,523,000 |
8.5 |
393,000 |
2.2 |
| 1965 |
1,800,000 |
9.3 |
479,000 |
2.5 |
| 1970 |
2,158,802 |
10.6 |
708,000 |
3.5 |
| 1975 |
2,152,662 |
10.1 |
1,036,000 |
4.9 |
| 1980 |
2,406,708 |
10.6 |
1,182,000 |
5.2 |
| 1981 |
2,438,000 |
10.6 |
1,219,000 |
5.3 |
| 1982 |
2,495,000 |
10.8 |
1,180,000 |
5.1 |
| 1983 |
2,444,000 |
10.5 |
1,179,000 |
5.0 |
| 1984 |
2,487,000 |
10.5 |
1,155,000 |
4.9 |
| 1985 |
2,425,000 |
10.2 |
1,187,000 |
5.0 |
| 1986 |
2,400,000 |
10.0 |
1,159,000 |
4.8 |
| 1987 |
2,421,000 |
9.9 |
1,157,000 |
4.8 |
| 1988 |
2,389,000 |
9.7 |
1,183,000 |
4.8 |
| 1989 |
2,404,000 |
9.7 |
1,163,000 |
4.7 |
| 1990 |
2,448,000 |
9.8 |
1,175,000 |
4.7 |
| 1991 |
2,371,000 |
9.4 |
1,187,000 |
4.7 |
| 1992 |
2,362,000 |
9.2 |
1,215,000 |
4.8 |
| 1993 |
2,334,000 |
9.0 |
1,187,000 |
4.6 |
| 1994 |
2,362,000 |
9.1 |
1,191,000 |
4.6 |
| 1995 |
2,336,000 |
8.9 |
1,169,000 |
4.4 |
| 1996 |
2,344,000 |
8.8 |
1,150,000 |
4.3 |
| 1997 |
2,384,000 |
8.9 |
1,163,000 |
4.3 |
| 1998 |
2,256,000 |
8.4 |
1,135,000 |
4.2 |
| 1999 |
2,358,000 |
8.6 |
— |
4.1 |
| 2000 |
2,329,000 |
8.5 |
— |
4.2 |
| 2001 |
2,327,000 |
8.4 |
— |
4.0 |
| 2002 |
2,254,000 |
7.8 |
— |
4.0 |
| 2003 |
2,187,000 |
7.5 |
— |
3.8 |
| 2004 |
2,279,000 |
7.8 |
— |
3.7 |
| 2005 |
2,230,000 |
7.5 |
— |
3.6 |
| 2006 |
2,193,000 |
7.6 |
— |
3.6 |
| 2007 |
2,208,000 |
7.4 |
— |
3.7 |
| 2008 |
2,208,000 |
7.3 |
— |
3.6 |
NOTE: (—) Data not available. Marriage and divorce
figures for most years include some estimated data. Alaska is included
beginning 1959, Hawaii beginning 1960.
1. Includes annulments.
2. Per 1,000 population.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services, National Center for Health Statistics. Web: www.cdc.gov/nchs/ .
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