| Number of marriages |
2,230,000
|
| Marriage rate |
7.5 per 1,000 total population
|
| Divorce rate |
3.6 per 1,000 population
|
Marriage & Divorce FAQ 2002
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics, Americans for Divorce Reform
| Percentage of population that is married |
59% |
down from 62% in 1990,
72% in 1970 |
| Percentage of population that has never married |
24% |
|
| Percentage of population that is divorced |
10% |
up from 8% in 1990,
6% in 1980 |
| Percentage of population that is widowed |
7% |
|
| Median age at first marriage |
26.9
25.3 |
male
female |
| Median age at first divorce |
30.5
29 |
male
female |
| Median age at second marriage |
34
32 |
male
female |
| Median age at second divorce |
39.3
37 |
male
female |
| Median duration of first marriages that end in divorce |
7.8
7.9 |
male
female |
| Median duration of second marriages that end in divorce |
7.3
6.8 |
male
female |
| Median number of years people wait to remarry after their first divorce |
3.3
3.1 |
male
female |
| Percentage of married people who reach their 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversaries |
5th
10th
15th |
82%
65%
52% |
| Percentage of married people who reach their 25th, 35th, and 50th anniversaries |
25th
35th
50th |
33%
20%
5% |
| Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 25 |
32%
50% |
male
female |
| Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 35 |
77%
84% |
male
female |
| Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 45 |
87%
90% |
male
female |
| Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 55 |
95%
95% |
male
female |
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