Divorces

 
  Divorces (1)    
Year Metropolitan France Whole France Divorce rate for 100 marriages 
2007 131316 134477 45,5
2008 129379 132594 45,1
2009 127578 130601 44,7
2010 130810 133909 46,2
2011 129802 132977 46,2
2012 125217 128371 45
2013 121849 124948 44,2
2014 120568 123537 44,1
2015 120731 123668 44,7
2016 124768 128043 46,7
2017 88146* 90613* 33,1*
2018 60165* 62317* n.a.
2019 63918* 66081* n.a.
2020 55354* 57437* 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, 4/2021. Calculations and estimates using INSEE data.

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Update: January 2022