Divorces

 
  Divorces (1)    
Year Metropolitan France Whole France Divorce rate for 100 marriages 
2007 131 316 134 477 45,5
2008 129 379 132 594 45,1
2009 127 578 130 601 44,7
2010 130 810 133 909 46,2
2011 129 802 132 977 46,2
2012 125 217 128 371 45
2013 121 849 124 948 44,2
2014 120 568 123 537 44,1
2015 120 731 123 668 44,7
2016 124 768 128 043 46,7
2017* 88 146 90 613 33,1
2018* 60 165 62 317 n.a.
2019* 63 918 66 081 n.a.
2020* 55 804 57 437 n.a.
2021 n.a. n.a. n.a.

(1) Direct divorces and separations converted into divorces
* By virtue of law no. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016, divorce requests can also be filed before a notary. These divorces are not included in the above table so the figures for 2017 are incomplete
n.a. : not available
Sources : "Recent demographic Development in France", Population, 4/2022. Calculations and estimates using INSEE data.

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Update: January 2023