| 19-7 Basic Statistics on Marriages and Divorces | ||||
| Item | Unit | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Domestic Marriage Registration | ||||
| Registered Marriage | couple | 675602 | 631641 | 739135 |
| Resuming of Marriage | couple | 1807 | 5800 | 5683 |
| First Marriage | person | 1266917 | 1149459 | 1350170 |
| Number of Remarriage | person | 84287 | 113823 | 128100 |
| Male | person | 37671 | 54999 | 60730 |
| Female | person | 46616 | 58824 | 67370 |
| Marriage Registration Concerning Foreigners | ||||
| Registered Marriage | couple | 755 | 970 | 1067 |
| Number of Persons Registered | person | 1510 | 1940 | 2134 |
| Domestic Citizens | person | 746 | 966 | 1067 |
| Male | person | 38 | 860 | 134 |
| Female | person | 708 | 106 | 933 |
| Compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao | person | 65 | 58 | 59 |
| Compatriots in Taiwan | person | 357 | 274 | 273 |
| Overseas Chinese | person | 82 | 77 | 68 |
| Foreign Citizens of Chinese Origion | person | |||
| Foreigners | person | 260 | 549 | 667 |
| Divorce Registration | ||||
| Divorce Case Handled | unit | 74919 | 72945 | 74292 |
| Number of Registered Divorce | couple | 61085 | 99426 | 121631 |
| Divorces Handled through Civil Administration Departments | couple | 14768 | 56127 | 77386 |
| Divorces Concerning Foreigners | couple | 6 | 17 | 48 |
| Divorces through Law Court Mediation | couple | 29571 | 30334 | 31155 |
| Divorces through Law Court Judgment | couple | 16746 | 12965 | 13090 |