There were 112,182 divorces in the United Kingdom in 2020, compared with 119,428 in the previous year.
Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2020
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2020." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Divorces in The United Kingdom from 1858 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/