TURKSTAT Announces Marriage and Divorce Data for 2021

As we all know, millions of people get married or divorced every year in Turkey and all over the world. This shows that marriage and divorce are one of the important situations in most people’s lives. now too Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK)shared the new data of our country on this subject.

by TUIK this morningMarriage and Divorce Statistics, 2021The statements made under the heading ‘ revealed the marriage and divorce rates in Turkey in the past. In the published data, it was observed that there was an increase in marriage and divorce rates compared to 2020.

More than 561,000 people got married in 2021

The data released by TUIK showed that the number of couples who got married last year increased. According to the statements, the number of marriages, which was 488 thousand 335 in 2020, will increase in 2021. to 561 thousand 710 rose. In addition, the ‘crude marriage rate’, which shows the number of marriages per thousand population, was in the last year per thousand. is 6.68 recorded in the statements.

The institution, which also shares the data on the average age at first marriage by years, states that this age is increasing in both genders. 25.4 in women; 28.1 in men stated that. Average age at first marriage between men and women 2.7 years It is also recorded that the rate of rough marriages is the highest in the province with 8.27 per thousand. Report it has been reported. According to the statements, Kilis was followed by Şanlıurfa with 8.06 per thousand and Adıyaman with 7.99 per thousand. The province with the lowest crude marriage rate is 4.86 per thousand. Gumushane added to the descriptions.

TurkStat, which also shared data on marriage rates by months, stated that there was a decrease in April and May due to the pandemic, Ramadan and full closures, while expressing that they increased in June. In the data shared about this, the number of married couples in may It is 21 thousand 676, June It was observed that this number increased 3.5 times to 75 thousand 137 in the same month.

More than 174 thousand people divorced in 2021; The most divorces were seen in İzmir.

TurkStat, which also shares the data of divorced couples in 2021, stated that this number is higher than 136 thousand 570 in 2020. to 174 thousand 85 reported rising. In addition, the ‘crude divorce rate’, which indicates the number of divorces per thousand population, increased to less than a thousand last year. 2.07 reported as occurring.

The province with the highest crude divorce rate has a rate of 3.04 per thousand. Izmir It was noted that İzmir was followed by Antalya with a rate of 3.01 and Uşak with a rate of 2.93. In addition to these, TÜİK has the lowest crude divorce rate with 0.38 per thousand. Sirnak He also added that he was When the number of divorces is analyzed by months, it was seen that there was a decrease in August compared to 2020, and an increase in September. August Stating that the number of divorced couples in 2021 is 3 thousand 779, TURKSTAT said, September He stated that this number increased by 5.8 to 21 thousand 955 in the same month.

In the last statements 33.6% of divorces occurred within the first five years of marriageIt was emphasized that 20.9% of them took place within 6-10 years of marriage. In addition, the divorce events that took place in the last year 165 thousand 937 It was also shown among the data that the child was affected.

Data on foreign brides and grooms were also shared.

TURKSTAT also included data on foreign brides and grooms in 2021, which we left behind. When the foreigners among the married couples are examined, the number of foreign grooms 4 thousand 976 is; this was found to be equal to 0.9% of all grooms. If the number of foreign brides 23 thousand 687 is; It was reported that this corresponds to 4.2% of all brides.

The institution, which also shares data on the nationalities of foreign brides and grooms, German grooms He stated that he ranks first among foreign grooms with a rate of 25%. German grooms were followed by Syrian with 20.7% and Austrian grooms with 5.5%. In foreign brides, it is the leader with 14.6%. Syrian brides appeared to be. Also explanations; According to nationalities, Azerbaijani brides are in the second place with 10.1%, and Uzbek brides are in the third place with 9.8%.