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United Kingdom (UK): Number of divorces 2000-2016
United Kingdom (UK): Number of divorces 2000-2016
Number of divorces in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2016
by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Jan 21, 2019
This statistic shows the number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2016. After increasing from 2000 to 2004, the number of divorces in the UK dropped every year until 2009. The number of divorces, despite rising between 2009 to 2013, saw a decrease in the last years, until it reached the latest figure of 118,046 in 2016.
Number of divorces in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2016
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| Number of divorces | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 118,046 |
| 2015 | 112,390 |
| 2014 | 122,656 |
| 2013 | 129,719 |
| 2012 | 130,473 |
| 2011 | 129,771 |
| 2010 | 132,338 |
| 2009 | 126,520 |
| 2008 | 135,942 |
| 2007 | 143,825 |
| 2006 | 147,717 |
| 2005 | 154,559 |
| 2004 | 166,669 |
| 2003 | 166,218 |
| 2002 | 160,725 |
| 2001 | 156,798 |
| 2000 | 154,581 |
| Number of divorces | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 118,046 |
| 2015 | 112,390 |
| 2014 | 122,656 |
| 2013 | 129,719 |
| 2012 | 130,473 |
| 2011 | 129,771 |
| 2010 | 132,338 |
| 2009 | 126,520 |
| 2008 | 135,942 |
| 2007 | 143,825 |
| 2006 | 147,717 |
| 2005 | 154,559 |
| 2004 | 166,669 |
| 2003 | 166,218 |
| 2002 | 160,725 |
| 2001 | 156,798 |
| 2000 | 154,581 |
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by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Jan 21, 2019
This statistic shows the number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2016. After increasing from 2000 to 2004, the number of divorces in the UK dropped every year until 2009. The number of divorces, despite rising between 2009 to 2013, saw a decrease in the last years, until it reached the latest figure of 118,046 in 2016.
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