Divorce rate (UK & Wales)

WA Divorce Rate in UК аnd Wales The number of divorces in England and Wales in 2011 was 117,558, a decrease of 1.7% since2010 when there were 119,589 divorces. In 2011, 10.8 people divorced per thousand married population compared with 12.9 in 2001. Number of marriages and divorces, 1931-2011 Thousands England and Wales 500 Marriages Divorces 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Divorce rates by sex, 1971-2011 England and Wales Divorce per thousand married males/females 15 13 Males --- Females 11 7 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 . Fentimans SØURCE solicitors & estate agents http://www.ons.gov.uklons/dcp171778_291750.pdf www.fentimans.co.uk