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Marriages and Divorces, 1900–2005

 MarriageDivorce1
Year Number Rate2 Number Rate2
1900 709,000 9.3 55,751 0.7
1910 948,166 10.3 83,045 0.9
1920 1,274,476 12.0 170,505 1.6
1930 1,126,856 9.2 195,961 1.6
1940 1,595,879 12.1 264,000 2.0
1950 1,667,231 11.1 385,144 2.6
1960 1,523,000 8.5 393,000 2.2
1965 1,800,000 9.3 479,000 2.5
1970 2,158,802 10.6 708,000 3.5
1975 2,152,662 10.1 1,036,000 4.9
1980 2,406,708 10.6 1,182,000 5.2
1981 2,438,000 10.6 1,219,000 5.3
1982 2,495,000 10.8 1,180,000 5.1
1983 2,444,000 10.5 1,179,000 5.0
1984 2,487,000 10.5 1,155,000 4.9
1985 2,425,000 10.2 1,187,000 5.0
1986 2,400,000 10.0 1,159,000 4.8
1987 2,421,000 9.9 1,157,000 4.8
1988 2,389,000 9.7 1,183,000 4.8
1989 2,404,000 9.7 1,163,000 4.7
1990 2,448,000 9.8 1,175,000 4.7
1991 2,371,000 9.4 1,187,000 4.7
1992 2,362,000 9.2 1,215,000 4.8
1993 2,334,000 9.0 1,187,000 4.6
1994 2,362,000 9.1 1,191,000 4.6
1995 2,336,000 8.9 1,169,000 4.4
19962,344,0008.81,150,0004.3
19972,384,0008.91,163,0004.3
19982,256,0008.41,135,0004.2
19992,358,0008.6—4.1
20002,329,0008.5—4.2
20012,327,0008.4—4.0
20022,254,0007.8—4.0
20032,187,0007.5—3.8
20042,279,0007.8—3.7
20052,230,0007.5—3.6
NOTE: (—) Data not available. Marriage and divorce figures for most years include some estimated data. Alaska is included beginning 1959, Hawaii beginning 1960.
1. Includes annulments.
2. Per 1,000 population.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. Web: www.cdc.gov/nchs/ .

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Marital StatusMedian Age at First Marriage, 1890–2003
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