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| Divorces total increases by 4.9% in England and Wales | |
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| The number of divorces in England and Wales increased by 4.9% last year, according to official figures. | The number of divorces in England and Wales increased by 4.9% last year, according to official figures. |
| href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2010/stb-divorces-2010.html" >The Office for National Statistics said there were 119,589 divorces in 2010 compared to 113,949 in 2009. | |
| It is the first annual increase in divorces since 2003 when there were 153,065 break-ups, a rise from 147,735 the previous year. | |
| The number of divorces last year was highest among men and women aged 40 to 44, the ONS added. | The number of divorces last year was highest among men and women aged 40 to 44, the ONS added. |
| The divorce rate increased from 10.5 divorcing people per thousand of the married population in 2009, to 11.1 per thousand in 2010. | |
| The ONS report said a third of marriages taking place in 1995 had ended in divorce. This compares to just over a fifth of marital unions in 1970 failing by their 15th anniversary. |