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Divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2016

Number of divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2016 (in millions)

This graph displays the number of divorces in the U.S. from 1981 to 2016. In 2016, a total of 827,261 divorces were concluded in the United States

1981 1.21
1982 1.17
1983 1.16
1984 1.17
1985 1.19
1986 1.18
1987 1.17
1988 1.17
1989 1.16
1990 1.18
1991 1.19
1992 1.22
1993 1.19
1994 1.19
1995 1.17
1996 1.15
1997 1.16
1998 1.14
2000 0.94
2001 0.94
2002 0.96
2003 0.93
2004 0.88
2005 0.85
2006 0.87
2007 0.86
2008 0.84
2009 0.84
2010 0.87
2011 0.88
2012 0.85
2013 0.83
2014 0.81
2015 0.8
2016 0.83