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Divorces by age of both of the divorcing partners and canton, 1984-2025 The latest figure is 15 765 for 2025, up 41% since 1984 (11 219).
OBS_VALUE / YEAR 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k 1984 1991 1998 2005 2012 2019 2025 1984: 11 219 1985: 11 416 1986: 11 395 1987: 11 553 1988: 12 731 1989: 12 721 1990: 13 184 1991: 13 628 1992: 14 530 1993: 15 054 1994: 15 634 1995: 15 703 1996: 16 172 1997: 17 073 1998: 17 868 1999: 20 809 2000: 10 511 2001: 15 778 2002: 16 363 2003: 16 799 2004: 17 949 2005: 21 332 2006: 20 980 2007: 19 882 2008: 19 613 2009: 19 321 2010: 22 080 2011: 17 566 2012: 17 550 2013: 17 119 2014: 16 737 2015: 16 960 2016: 17 028 2017: 15 906 2018: 16 542 2019: 16 885 2020: 16 210 2021: 17 159 2022: 16 201 2023: 15 562 2024: 16 123 2025: 15 765 Chart uses the complete source file. Slice shown: CANTON: Switzerland; AGE_PARTNER1: total; AGE_PARTNER2: total. Questions about these data Who publishes these data? Federal Statistical Office
Metadata · Source and scope
Which years are indicated in the catalogue or data profile? Period: 1984–2025. This describes stored catalogue and profile information; it does not guarantee uninterrupted annual observations.
Metadata · Source and scope
Which file formats are available? CSV, HTML, ODS
Metadata · Source and scope
More on this topic By category, 2025 OBS_VALUE Zürich ZürichZürich: 2 807 2 807 Bern BernBern: 1 755 1 755 Vaud VaudVaud: 1 505 1 505 Aargau AargauAargau: 1 279 1 279 Genève GenèveGenève: 1 140 1 140 St. Gallen St. GallenSt. Gallen: 906 906 Luzern LuzernLuzern: 739 739 Valais ValaisValais: 644 644 Freiburg FreiburgFreiburg: 600 600 Ticino TicinoTicino: 588 588 Solothurn SolothurnSolothurn: 533 533 Basel-Landschaft Basel-LandschaftBasel-Landschaft: 515 515 Thurgau ThurgauThurgau: 508 508 Basel-Stadt Basel-StadtBasel-Stadt: 367 367 Neuchâtel NeuchâtelNeuchâtel: 361 361 The numbers Most recent first YEAR OBS_VALUE 2025 15 765 2024 16 123 2023 15 562 2022 16 201 2021 17 159 2020 16 210 2019 16 885 2018 16 542 2017 15 906 2016 17 028 2015 16 960 2014 16 737 2013 17 119 2012 17 550 2011 17 566 2010 22 080 2009 19 321 2008 19 613 2007 19 882 2006 20 980 2005 21 332 2004 17 949 2003 16 799 2002 16 363 2001 15 778 2000 10 511 1999 20 809 1998 17 868 1997 17 073 1996 16 172 1995 15 703 1994 15 634 1993 15 054 1992 14 530 1991 13 628 1990 13 184 1989 12 721 1988 12 731 1987 11 553 1986 11 395 1985 11 416 1984 11 219
What the publisher says This dataset presents the annual figures for the number of divorces by canton and age of both of the divorcing partners, since 1984. Descriptions of the variables in the CSV file are available in the Appendix.
Source file preview First 15 rows of the source file YEAR CANTON AGE_PARTNER1 AGE_PARTNER2 OBS_VALUE 1984 CH _T _T 11219 1984 CH _T Y_GE90 0 1984 CH _T Y15T19 11 1984 CH _T Y20T24 685 1984 CH _T Y25T29 2052 1984 CH _T Y30T34 2392 1984 CH _T Y35T39 2371 1984 CH _T Y40T44 1758 1984 CH _T Y45T49 1011 1984 CH _T Y50T54 475 1984 CH _T Y55T59 256 1984 CH _T Y60T64 133 1984 CH _T Y65T69 47 1984 CH _T Y70T74 21 1984 CH _T Y75T79 5
Periods covered
1984 – 2025
Profile Period 1984–2025 Coverage By canton, Switzerland-wide Updated yearly Population
About this data Publisher Federal Statistical Office Dataset opendata.swiss Source file CSV download Rows in file 327 726 Publisher updates yearly Source Source: BEVNAT Page built 2026-10-30 Read with care Column names and codes are shown as the publisher wrote them; RKS does not translate or relabel them. This page was generated from the source file automatically. Check the original before quoting a number. Related data