20-2  Basic Statistics on Marriages and Divorces
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
           
Domestic Marriage Registration
    Registered Marriage                                      (couple) 792515 917163 924657 969092 933262
    Resuming of Marriage                                   (couple) 8957 8431 8543 7945 4521
    First Marriage                                               (person) 1E+06 2E+06 1648745 1725831 1640652
    Number of Remarriage                                  (person) 159459 174302 200569 212353 225872
        Male                                                          (person) 72496 82109 106059 104570 108825
        Female                                                       (person) 86963 92193 94510 107783 117047
Marriage Registration Concerning Foreigners
    Registered Marriage                                      (couple) 1127 1199 1135 1212 1166
    Number of Persons Registered                      (person) 2254 2398 2270 2424 2332
        Domestic Citizens                                     (person) 1113 1187 1125 1202 1144
            Male                                                     (person) 153 151 153 206 235
            Female                                                  (person) 960 1036 972 996 909
        Compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao    (person) 66 56 35 47 36
        Compatriots in Taiwan                             (person) 227 234 172 210 182
        Overseas Chinese                                      (person) 43 48 37 39 32
        Foreign Citizens of Chinese Origion         (person)
        Foreigners                                                 (person) 805 873 901 926 938
Divorce Registration
    Divorce Case Handled                                       (unit) 87679 92989 97276 104293 107686
    Number of Registered Divorce                      (couple) 139164 151693 167545 181597 196685
        Divorces Handled through Civil  89625 100860 116386 127850 142951
          Administration Departments                    (couple)
        Divorces Concerning Foreigners                (couple) 82 87 104 134 133
        Divorces through Law Court Mediation     (couple) 35161 37370 38592 41131 40660
        Divorces through Law Court Judgment      (couple) 14378 13463 12567 12616 13074