Aug 21, 2014
The United Stateshas thethird
highest divorce ratein the world
2DIVORCESper minute
3,117
DIVORCESper day
94,800
DIVORCESper month
Around 50 percentof marriages in the United States end in
divorce.
41 percentof first marriages end in divorce.
41%
60 percentof second marriages end in divorce.
60%Second
Marriage
First Marriage
73 percentof third marriages end in divorce.
73%Third MarriageSecond
MarriageFirst Marriage
Average Divorce Rate:
3.6per 1,000 population(44 reporting States and D.C.)
Nevadahas the highest rate of divorces
Iowahas the lowest rate of divorces
If you’ve attended college,
your risk of divorce decreases
by 13 percent.
The average agefor couples going through their first divorce is
30 years old
The average length
of a marriage that ends in divorce iseight years
People wait an average of three years after a divorce to remarry
(if they remarry at all)
3 years
If your parents arehappily married, your risk of
divorce decreases by 14 percent
People who wait to marry until
they are over the age of 25
are 24 percentless likely to get divorced
2008 voter data shows that“red” states (states that tend to vote Republican),
have higher divorce rates than“blue” states (states that tend to vote
Democrat).
The divorce rate among couples
with children is 40 percent
lower than coupleswithout children
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