In 2019, around 8.6 marriages and civil unions per 1,000 were dissolved in New Zealand, an increase from the divorce rate recorded in 1983. The first civil unions in the country were celebrated in 2005, and the first same-sex marriages were celebrated in 2013.
Divorce rate in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (per 1,000 population)
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Statistics New Zealand. (May 5, 2020). Divorce rate in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (per 1,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1081379/new-zealand-divorce-rate/
Statistics New Zealand. "Divorce rate in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (per 1,000 population)." Chart. May 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1081379/new-zealand-divorce-rate/
Statistics New Zealand. (2020). Divorce rate in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (per 1,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1081379/new-zealand-divorce-rate/
Statistics New Zealand. "Divorce Rate in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (per 1,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2020, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1081379/new-zealand-divorce-rate/
Statistics New Zealand, Divorce rate in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (per 1,000 population) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1081379/new-zealand-divorce-rate/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Divorce rate in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (per 1,000 population) [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1081379/new-zealand-divorce-rate/