You may have heard from friends or family that half of marriages end in divorce, but is it true? This article digs a little deeper into the divorce statistics in the United States with data and conclusions sourced from a Forbes article, which can be found here: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/divorce/divorce-statistics/
What is the marriage rate in the U.S.?
- According to the Forbes article, the stats show that the marriage rate is about 6 in every thousand people, and about twice as many people get married each year as get divorced.
So what about that “common sense” stat, that 50% of marriages end in divorce?
- Yes, it is true that about half of first marriages end in divorce.
- Unfortunately, the stats show a twist: with second and third marriages, the divorce rate is even higher than half. While this data does not indicate why, many attribute the higher divorce rate in subsequent marriages to pressures of blending families, family pressures, a selection bias of people who find marriage challenging, etc.
How quickly do couples divorce?
- The average time is about eight years into the marriage.
Do divorced couples still believe in marriage?
- The statistics show that about half of divorced individuals retain their hope or belief in marriage as an institution.
- About 64% of men and 52% of women get married again.
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