In 2023, there were around 2.8 marriages for every divorce in Germany. Figures peaked in the 1960s, then have generally been decreasing, apart from in 1979, when there was a large peak.
Average number of marriages per divorce in Germany from 1951 to 2023
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The values were calculated from the data for marriages and divorces. The information for marriages and divorces was taken from the Genesis Online database of the Federal Statistical Office. To retrieve the numbers, enter the code "12611-0001" or "12631-0001" in the search.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (June 26, 2024). Average number of marriages per divorce in Germany from 1951 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461724/marriages-divorces-ration-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Average number of marriages per divorce in Germany from 1951 to 2023." Chart. June 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461724/marriages-divorces-ration-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Average number of marriages per divorce in Germany from 1951 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461724/marriages-divorces-ration-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Average Number of Marriages per Divorce in Germany from 1951 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461724/marriages-divorces-ration-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Average number of marriages per divorce in Germany from 1951 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461724/marriages-divorces-ration-germany/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average number of marriages per divorce in Germany from 1951 to 2023 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, June 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461724/marriages-divorces-ration-germany/