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22/06/2017
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that the average age of divorce has now reached an all-time high in the UK.
For men, the average age is 45 years and 11 months, and for women it is 43 years and six months.
The figures, which look at separations from 2015, found that the overall number of divorces of opposite sex couples has fallen to 101,055. There were 22 divorces of same-sex couples that same year.
The male divorce rate for opposite sex couples fell to 8.5 men divorcing per 1,000 married men (8.6% lower than 2014), while the female divorce rate for opposite sex couples decreased to 8.5 women divorcing per 1,000 married females (8.6% lower than 2014).
In addition, the divorce rate among opposite sex couples was highest among both men and women aged 40 to 44.
Commenting on the report, Nicola Haines, Vital Statistics Outputs Branch, Office for National Statistics, said: "The number of divorces of opposite sex couples decreased by 9.1% in 2015, compared with 2014, and divorce rates declined across all age groups.
"Following the introduction of marriages of same sex couples in March 2014, the first divorces of same sex couples took place in 2015, with 12 female and 10 male couples divorcing."
(JP/LM)
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Age Of Divorce 'Reaches All-Time High'
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that the average age of divorce has now reached an all-time high in the UK.
For men, the average age is 45 years and 11 months, and for women it is 43 years and six months.
The figures, which look at separations from 2015, found that the overall number of divorces of opposite sex couples has fallen to 101,055. There were 22 divorces of same-sex couples that same year.
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The male divorce rate for opposite sex couples fell to 8.5 men divorcing per 1,000 married men (8.6% lower than 2014), while the female divorce rate for opposite sex couples decreased to 8.5 women divorcing per 1,000 married females (8.6% lower than 2014).
In addition, the divorce rate among opposite sex couples was highest among both men and women aged 40 to 44.
Commenting on the report, Nicola Haines, Vital Statistics Outputs Branch, Office for National Statistics, said: "The number of divorces of opposite sex couples decreased by 9.1% in 2015, compared with 2014, and divorce rates declined across all age groups.
"Following the introduction of marriages of same sex couples in March 2014, the first divorces of same sex couples took place in 2015, with 12 female and 10 male couples divorcing."
(JP/LM)
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