These releases provide statistics on the number of marriages and divorces (marriage dissolutions) registered in New Zealand, and selected marriage and divorce indices.
Latest releases
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The latest releases contain tables on:
- number of marriages and marriage rates
- median age at marriage by previous marital status
- number of divorces and divorce rates
- median duration of marriages and median age at divorce
- number of divorces involving children aged under 18 years.
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Source
Source: Department of Internal Affairs, Family Courts
Frequency: Annual
Available from: 1998
Geographic coverage: National
ISSN: 1178-055X
Previous releases
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Time series
Time series data can be accessed from the Infoshare database.
Subject category: Population
Group: Marriages, Civil Unions and Divorces, and Marriage and Divorce Rates