Have you ever wondered how the divorce rate today compares to 1931 in the UK? Or how about which marriages are likely to last and which are likely to end in divorce? Check out our 'Divorce Across the Years' infographic to find out how the divorce rate has changed, and how it stands today.

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Sources:
http://www.1911census.org.uk/1931.htm
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/jan/28/divorce-rates-marriage-ons
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/sty-what-percentage-of-marriages-end-in-divorce.html
http://www.science20.com/the_conversation/divorce_monday_january_divorce_rush_dates_back_to_the_middle_ages-152112
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/divorce/10113175/In-laws-blamed-for-one-in-10-divorces.html
http://www.grant-thornton.co.uk/en/Thinking/UK-statistics-of-divorce-2013/
BACK IN THE YEAR 1931
there were only 3764 divorces. This is a small
number considering the population was
nearly 40 million in England and wales.
IN 1975 there were 120,522.
in2012
divorces dropped down to 118,140
in 1993
there were 165,018 divorces - this is the
highest amount of divorces in a year
since records began
Since then, divorce rates have increased rapidly.
That’s an increase in divorce of 4284% between
1931 and 1993.
165,018
100,000
50,000
0
1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000
when do people get divorced?
why do people divorce?
34% OF MARRIAGES
will end in divorce
BY THE 20TH
wedding anniversary…
…but if you make
IT TO 26 YEARS,
your probability
OF DIVORCE IS LESS THAN 1%
previous research suggests age is important
The main reason for divorce is
growing apartor falling out of love
1 in 7DIVORCES ARE DUE TO adultery
BUT DESPITE THESE DISMAL FIGURES;
the average marraige in
england and wales lasts
32 YEARS.
YEAR
will end within the first
in-laws ARE BLAMED FOR 1in 10DIVORCES