Round 129,300 marriages had been dissolved in Germany in 2024, in response to official information launched on Thursday.
The determine was roughly consistent with the earlier yr, with a marginal improve of 0.3%, or 329 divorces, the Federal Statistical Workplace (Destatis) reported.
In 2023, the fewest divorces came about since German reunification in 1990, the info confirmed. Since 2003, the variety of divorces has been on a downward pattern, aside from just a few years, in response to the statisticians.
Household break-ups
Barely greater than half (50.8%) of {couples} that divorced in 2024 had underage youngsters. Of those, 48% had one little one, 40% had two and 12% had three or extra youngsters, the info confirmed.
This continues a long-standing pattern: The divorce charge is falling for {couples} with one little one, whereas the speed is growing for {couples} with two or extra youngsters. In 2024, a complete of about 111,000 minors had been affected by their mother and father’ divorce.
Seven-year itch?
Most of final yr’s divorces (80.5%) had been preceded by a one-year separation interval. In 18.5% of circumstances, the couple had been separated for 3 years.
On common, the {couples} that divorced in 2024 had been married for 14 years and eight months. For about 21,200 or 16.4% of the {couples}, the divorce occurred after 25 years of marriage or extra.
The variety of new marriages can be usually declining. In 2024, 349,200 marriages had been registered, which was 3.3% or 11,800 fewer than in 2023.
In Germany, 340,400 marriages had been between a person and a lady in 2024 and eight,800 marriages had been between folks of the identical intercourse.
