Statistics to Know About Marriage

• Fifty percent of first marriages will end in divorce, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau.
• As many as 50 percent of people in their early forties may be divorced from their first spouse.
• Within five years of marriage, about 10 percent of first-time married couples will likely divorce.
• By the age 35, about 74 percent of men and women have been married; by age 65, 95 percent have been.
• The average age of a woman getting married in the United States is 27. — Bride’s Magazine The average age of a man getting married in the United States is 29. — Bride’s Magazine
• 88 percent of American men and women between the ages of 20 and 29 believe that they have a soul mate who is waiting for them. — University Wire, Louisiana State University
• More than 90% of divorces in long-standing marriages involve infidelities some time during the marriage. 80% of those who divorce during an affair regret the decision.
• 60 percent of marriages for couples between the ages of 20 and 25 end in divorce. — National Center for Health Statistics
• Research indicates that people who live together prior to getting married are more likely to have marriages that end in divorce. — The Boston Herald
• Average length of an affair: 2 years Percentage of men who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught: 74%
• Percentage of women who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught: 68%
• Percentage of marriages that end in divorce in America: 53%
• Nearly 70% of all married men and 60% of married women have had affairs. That’s two out of every three marriages.
• Every ten to thirteen seconds someone gets divorced.
• 50% of women and 33% of men remain angry for ten years after a divorce