US Divorce Stats and Facts

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  • Around 50% of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce.
    • 41% of first marriages end in divorce.
    • 60% of second marriages end in divorce.
    • 73% of third marriages end in divorce.
  • In America, there is one divorce approximately every 36 seconds.
  • The average length of a marriage that ends in divorce is 8 years.
  • ‘3 years’ is the average times for people, before they decide to remarry after they are divorced.
  • ’30 years old’ is the average age when people get their first divorce.
  • Children of divorced parents are twice as likely to drop out of high school and less likely to attend college.
  • According to U.S. statistics, if there is a daughter and no son in a marriage, the union is 5% more likely to end.
  • Number of Divorces
    • 2012: 851,000
    • 2011: 877,000
    • 2010: 872,000
    • 2009: 840,000
    • 2008: 844,000
  • Factors that can affect divorce
    • Young age
      • Those who marry in their teens have much higher divorce rates.
      • By the age of 21-22, the risk of getting divorced goes down drastically.
    • Less education
      • People with higher education (have some college education) have a lower risk of getting divorced.
    • Less income
      • People with more than $50,000 as their annual income are less likely to get divorced.
      • Finance problems can be stressful, which can lead to divorce.
    • Premarital cohabitation
      • Couples who live together before marriage appear to have a much higher chance of divorce if they marry.
      • Researchers have found that those who live together already have or develop more lenient attitudes about divorce.
      • Some researchers also think that living together may hinder building a strong commitment to each other and the importance of marriage.
    • Premarital childbearing and pregnancy
      • In America, more than one-third (37%) of children are born to parents who are not married, and few of these parents eventually marry.
      • Most of those parents will separate before the child begins school, and some will never really get together.
    • No religious affiliation
      • Researchers have estimated that individuals who report belonging to some religious group have a somewhat lower chance of divorce than those who say they have no religious affiliation.
      • Couples with the same religious affiliation have a lower risk of getting divorced.
    • Parent’s divorce
      • If you experienced the divorce of your parents, unfortunately that doubles your risk for divorce.
      • If your spouse also experienced the divorce of his/her parents, that will triples your risk for divorce.
    • Insecurity
      • The insecure feeling about yourself and your self-worth also one of the thing that increase the risk of divorce.
      • Insecure individuals are more likely to become unhappy in their marriages over time and getting divorced.
  • Top 5 reasons of divorce in the U.S.
    • Communication problems
    • Infidelity or betrayal
    • Financial problems
    • Abuses
      • Psychological
      • Emotional
      • Physical
    • Lost of interest
  • Highest divorce rate by occupation
    • Dancers and choreographers: 43.1%
    • Bartenders: 38.4%
    • Massage therapist: 38.2%

 
 

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