There were over 110 thousand divorces in the United Kingdom in 2017, the fewest number of divorces recorded since 1971 when there were 79.5 thousand. More recent data for England and Wales only, show that the number of divorces fell in 2018 to 91.2 thousand, before increasing to 108.4 thousand in 2019.
Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2019
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 17, 2020). Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, 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 2019." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of divorces in the United Kingdom from 1858 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. 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 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, 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 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281565/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 19, 2021)