21 Surprising Divorce Facts From Around The World

UK 11% of divorced couples in the UK blamed interfering in-laws as the main cause of their divorce In 1970, 80% of brides were under 25 when they tied the knot. Over forty years later In 2012, this figure had dropped to 14%. Around two thirds of all divorces In the UK are instigated by women 10 £5.7 Married couples have the highest chance o e of divorce around the 7th year of their marrlage (3.2% probability in the year), proving that the '7 year itch' is not a myth. The 10 places with the highest divorce rates in the UKare all beside the sea, with Blackpool In the top position. The total annual cost of divorce in UK adds up to £5.7 billion (legal fees are only a small percentage of this total) Between 2001 and 2011, divorcerates in those aged over 65 have doubled from 4.5% to an alarming 99%. 2001 2011 USA 10-13 Around 45-50% of first marriages In the U.S. end in divorce There's a divA secondsevery 73% of 3rd marrages end in divorce If you've attended college, your divorce risk goes down by 13% 60% of marrlages involving couples between the ages of 20 and 25 end in divorce. 30% of divorcees in America cited their spouse's immaturity as the main reason for wanting to break up for good. 10th 29 - 26 Despite its high divorce rate, the US. Is only in 10th position in the table of countries with the highest divorce rates. In 2011, a third of all divorce filings in the United States contalned the word 'Facebook'. American man Glynn Wolfe was married an incredible 29 times and got divorced on 26 occasions between 1930 and 1995. Rest of the World Qц ILLEGAL Belgium has the highest divorce rate in the developed world at a staggering 71% Chile has the world's lowest divorce rate at a meagre 3% Divorce is still illegal for non-muslims in the Philippines 3.6 MILLION The divorce rate in China has increased for each of the last 12 years (3.6 millon cases In 2014) GIBSON KERR 21 Surprising Divorce Facts From Around the World Personal, Family Law & Property