19-10 Basic Statistics on Marriages and Divorces
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
           
Domestic Marriage Registration  
    Registered Marriage                                      (couple) 744456 792515 917163 924657 969092
    Resuming of Marriage                                   (couple) 7812 8957 8431 8543 7945
    First Marriage                                               (person) 1E+06 1E+06 1662422 1648745 1725831
    Number of Remarriage                                  (person) 155298 159459 174302 200569 212353
        Male                                                          (person) 74548 72496 82109 106059 104570
        Female                                                       (person) 80750 86963 92193 94510 107783
Marriage Registration Concerning Foreigners
    Registered Marriage                                      (couple) 1098 1127 1199 1135 1212
    Number of Persons Registered                      (person) 2196 2254 2398 2270 2424
        Domestic Citizens                                     (person) 1097 1113 1187 1125 1202
            Male                                                     (person) 123 153 151 153 206
            Female                                                  (person) 947 960 1036 972 996
        Compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao    (person) 38 66 56 35 47
        Compatriots in Taiwan                             (person) 217 227 234 172 210
        Overseas Chinese                                      (person) 54 43 48 37 39
        Foreign Citizens of Chinese Origion         (person)
        Foreigners                                                 (person) 790 805 873 901 926
Divorce Registration
    Divorce Case Handled                                       (unit) 78819 87679 92989 97276 104293
    Number of Registered Divorce                      (couple) 152934 139164 151693 167545 181597
        Divorces Handled through Civil  76467 89625 100860 116386 127850
          Administration Departments                    (couple)
        Divorces Concerning Foreigners                (couple) 88 82 87 104 134
        Divorces through Law Court Mediation     (couple) 40508 35161 37370 38592 41131
        Divorces through Law Court Judgment      (couple) 24260 14378 13463 12567 12616