Number of Marriages and Divorces
 
Year         Divorces (couples)   Divorce Rat-e (%o)
Registered Marriages (couples)   First Marriages (persons)   Remarriages (persons)  
1985 8290588 16076337 504839 457938 0.9
1986 8822935 17075107 570763 505675 0.9
1987 9247372 17880856 613888 581484 1.1
1988 8971750 17285077 658423 658551 1.2
1989 9351815 17959680 744150 752914 1.3
1990 9486870 18191303 782437 800037 1.4
1991 9509849 18203226 816472 829449 1.4
1992 9545047 18320957 769137 849611 1.5
1993 9121622 17470092 773152 909195 1.5
1994 9290027 17793306 786748 980980 1.6
1995 9297061 17760657 833465 1055196 1.8
1996 9339615 17817240 861990 1132215 1.8
1997 9090571 17259504 921638 1197759 1.9
1998 8866593 16753749 979437 1190214 1.9
1999 8799079 16593593 1004565 1201541 1.9
2000 8420044 15813933 1026155 1212863 1.9