Marriages and divorces decreased compared to the previous year
While the number of couples who got married was 602 thousand 982 in 2015, it decreased by 1.4% compared to the previous year, and it was 594 thousand 493 in 2016. Crude marriage rate was 7.5 per thousand in 2016. While the number of couples who got divorced was 131 thousand 830 in 2015, it decreased by 4.3% compared to the previous year, and it was 126 thousand 164 in 2016. Crude divorce rate was 1.59 per thousand in 2016.
The highest crude marriage rate was in Kilis with 10.19 per thousand
The province having the highest crude marriage rate was Kilis with 10.19 per thousand in 2016. Kilis was followed by Aksaray with 8.78 per thousand, and Şanlıurfa and Adıyaman with 8.74 per thousand. The province having the lowest crude marriage rate was Gümüşhane with 5.07 per thousand. Gümüşhane was followed by Bayburt with 5.51 per thousand and Tunceli with 5.59 per thousand.
Crude marriage rate, 2016
The highest mean age difference at first marriage was in Kars
Mean age at first marriage was 27.1 for males and 24 for females in 2016. Age difference at first marriage between male and female was 3.1 years. The province having the highest mean age difference at first marriage was Kars with 4.7 years. Kars was followed by Ağrı with 4.3 years, and Bitlis, Ardahan and Iğdır with 4.2 years. The province having the lowest mean age difference at first marriage was Karabük with 2.4 years. Karabük was followed by Şırnak and Kastamonu with 2.5 years.
Syrian brides took first place among foreign brides
The number of foreign brides was 22 thousand 583 in 2016 and it comprised of 3.8% of total brides. When foreign brides were analyzed by citizenship, Syrian brides (6 thousand 495) took first place with 28.8%. Syrian brides were followed by German brides (2 thousand 644 persons) with 11.7% and Azerbaijani brides (2 thousand 170 persons) with 9.6%.
German grooms took first place among foreign grooms
The number of foreign grooms was 3 thousand 777 in 2016 and it comprised of 0.6% of total grooms. When foreign grooms were analyzed by citizenship, German grooms (one thousand 338 persons) with 35.4% took first place. German grooms were followed by Syrian grooms (377 persons) with 10% and Austrian grooms (291 persons) with 7.7%.
The highest crude divorce rate was in İzmir with 2.63 per thousand
The province having the highest crude divorce rate was İzmir with 2.63 per thousand in 2016. İzmir was followed by Muğla with 2.55 per thousand and Antalya with 2.46 per thousand. The provinces having the lowest crude divorce rates were Hakkari and Şırnak with 0.15 per thousand. These provinces were followed by Siirt with 0.23 per thousand and Muş with 0.25 per thousand.
39.1% of divorces occurred in the first five years of marriage
In 2016, 39.1% of divorces occurred in the first five years of marriage and 21% of divorces occurred in the marriages with the duration of 6-10 years.
Divorces by duration of marriage, 2015-2016
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