In 2023, there were around 92.4 thousand divorces in South Korea, showing a slight decrease compared to the previous year. That year, the number of marriages in South Korea amounted to about 193.7 thousand.
Number of divorces in South Korea from 1981 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of divorces in thousands
2023
92.39
2022
93.23
2021
101.67
2020
106.5
2019
110.83
2018
108.68
2017
106.03
2016
107.33
2015
109.15
2014
115.51
2013
115.29
2012
114.32
2011
114.28
2010
116.86
2009
124
2008
116.54
2007
124.07
2006
124.52
2005
128.04
2004
138.93
2003
166.62
2002
144.91
2001
134.61
2000
119.46
1999
117.45
1998
116.29
1997
91.16
1996
79.9
1995
68.28
1994
65.02
1993
59.31
1992
53.54
1991
49.21
1990
45.69
1989
44.02
1988
42.76
1987
42.27
1986
39.13
1985
38.19
1984
35.77
1983
28.55
1982
26.12
1981
24.28
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KOSIS. (September 25, 2024). Number of divorces in South Korea from 1981 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641517/south-korea-divorce-number/
KOSIS. "Number of divorces in South Korea from 1981 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641517/south-korea-divorce-number/
KOSIS. (2024). Number of divorces in South Korea from 1981 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641517/south-korea-divorce-number/
KOSIS. "Number of Divorces in South Korea from 1981 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641517/south-korea-divorce-number/
KOSIS, Number of divorces in South Korea from 1981 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641517/south-korea-divorce-number/ (last visited November 01, 2024)
Number of divorces in South Korea from 1981 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], KOSIS, September 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641517/south-korea-divorce-number/
