Divorces

Tables below include historical data for the number of divorces registered in Northern Ireland since 1971. More detailed finalised statistics from the Registrar General Annual Report for 2011 which includes data by age of partners, duration of marriage and grounds of divorce are also available.
Further provisional divorce statistics for more recent years are available from the Marriages, Divorces and Civil Partnerships Statistical Bulletin.

Divorces

Divorces, 1971 to 2011 (Excel)

Marriages, Divorces and Civil Partnerships Statistical Bulletin

Registrar General Annual Report 2011 - Section 8 Divorces (Excel files)
8.1	Divorces by grounds, 1983 to 2011
8.2	Divorces by duration of marriage, 1983 to 2011
8.3	Divorces by grounds and duration of marriage, 2011
8.4	Divorces by marital status at time of marriage, 1983 to 2011
8.5	Divorces by sex, age at divorce and duration of marriage, 2011
8.6	Divorces by ages of husband and wife at marriage, 2011
8.7	Divorces by method of celebration and duration of marriage, 2011
8.8	Divorces by age of wife at marriage and number of children, 2011
8.9	Divorcees by area of residence, 2011
8.10	Divorces by duration of marriage and number of children/stepchildren, 2011
2011 Section 8 - Tables 8.1 to 8.10

Registrar General Annual Report 2010 – Section 8 Divorces

2010 Section 8 - Tables 8.1 to 8.10 (Excel)

Registrar General Annual Report 2009 – Section 8 Divorces

2009 Section 8 - Tables 8.1 to 8.10 (Excel)