In 2018, the median duration of marriages and civil unions registered in New Zealand was 13.6 years, an increase from the duration recorded in 1996. The first civil unions in the country were celebrated in 2005, and the first same-sex marriages were celebrated in 2013.
Median duration of marriages and civil unions ending in divorce in New Zealand from 1996 to 2018
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Statistics New Zealand. (May 3, 2019). Median duration of marriages and civil unions ending in divorce in New Zealand from 1996 to 2018 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081514/new-zealand-marriage-and-civil-union-duration/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median duration of marriages and civil unions ending in divorce in New Zealand from 1996 to 2018 (in years)." Chart. May 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081514/new-zealand-marriage-and-civil-union-duration/
Statistics New Zealand. (2019). Median duration of marriages and civil unions ending in divorce in New Zealand from 1996 to 2018 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081514/new-zealand-marriage-and-civil-union-duration/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median Duration of Marriages and Civil Unions Ending in Divorce in New Zealand from 1996 to 2018 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081514/new-zealand-marriage-and-civil-union-duration/
Statistics New Zealand, Median duration of marriages and civil unions ending in divorce in New Zealand from 1996 to 2018 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081514/new-zealand-marriage-and-civil-union-duration/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Median duration of marriages and civil unions ending in divorce in New Zealand from 1996 to 2018 (in years) [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081514/new-zealand-marriage-and-civil-union-duration/
