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U.S. - divorce rate 1990-2016

Divorce rate in the United States from 1990 to 2016 (per 1,000 of population)

This graph displays the divorce rate in the U.S. since 1990. In 2016, divorce rate in the United States stood at 3.2 per 1,000 of the population.

Divorce in the United States Divorce is the termination of a marital union. In the U.S., as in most other countries, it is a legal process in which a judge or another legal authority dissolves the bonds of matrimony existing between two persons. The process of divorce also normally involves issues surrounding distribution of property, financial support of the former spouse, child custody and child support.

'90 4.7
'91 4.7
'92 4.8
'93 4.6
'94 4.6
'95 4.4
'96 4.3
'97 4.3
'98 4.2
'99 4.1
'00 4
'01 4
'02 3.9
'03 3.8
'04 3.7
'05 3.6
'06 3.7
'07 3.6
'08 3.5
'09 3.5
'10 3.6
'11 3.6
'12 3.4
'13 3.3
'14 3.2
'15 3.1
'16 3.2