decreased considerably in the last decade.
Approximately 184.4 thousand divorces were registered in Japan in 2021, down from more than 235.4 thousand divorces in 2012. The number of marriages in Japan also Number of divorces in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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MHLW (Japan). (September 16, 2022). Number of divorces in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of divorces in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Number of divorces in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Divorces in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/
MHLW (Japan), Number of divorces in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Number of divorces in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), September 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/