Statistics on Divorce

     We've all heard the statement, "50% of all marriages, ends in divorce".  How true is this?  What are the real statistics for people of different ages and people that have been married more than one time?

Age	Women	Men
Under 20 years old	27.6%	11.7%
20 to 24 years old	36.6%	38.8%
25 to 29 years old	16.4%	22.3%
30 to 34 years old	8.5%	11.6%
35 to 39 years old	5.1%	6.5%

photo by divorcerate.org


     The divorce rate in America for first marriage, vs second or third marriage is alarming!  The statistics project that 50% of first time marriages will end in divorce, 67% of second time marriages and a whopping 73% of third time marriages!  According to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri her projected percentages range from 40% - 73% in her academic journal.

     According to the Discovery Channel, couples with children have a slightly lower rate of divorce than childless couples.  There is something to be said for "staying together for the kids".  While sociologists believe that childlessness is also a common cause for divorce.  The absence of children leads to loneliness and weariness and even in the United States, at least 66 percent of all divorced couples are childless.

     Did you know that impotence is grounds for divorce in twenty-six states (Love, Lust & Faking It, McCarthy, Jenny 157).  No wonder the percentage of divorced couples without children is so high.


McCarthy, Jenny.  Love, Lust & Faking It:  The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies and True Romance.  HarperCollins. 2010. Print.