Age-specific: A measure relating to an age group.
Age-specific divorce rate: Orders for dissolution of marriage and civil union granted in New Zealand per 1,000 mean estimated population who are married or in a civil union in each age group.
Divorce: The dissolution of a marriage or civil union. An application for marriage or civil union dissolution can be made by either partner on grounds that the marriage or civil union has broken down irreconcilably, provided a two-year separation requirement is satisfied. One or both partners must usually live in New Zealand. The Family Court grants Dissolution Orders. Family Courts are located throughout New Zealand but since 2014 almost all applications for divorce have been processed by the Wellington court.
In 2014, divorce rates changed from solely divorces as a proportion of the population, to cover all dissolutions of marriages and civil unions. Divorce rates were revised from 2006 onwards.
At URL provided, select 'Population > Marriage and Divorce Rates - DMR > Age-specific divorce rate by sex (Annual-Dec)'. All variables were selected to create this dataset.
From the dataset Marriages, Civil Unions, and Divorces: Age-specific divorce rate by sex 2024, this data was extracted:
Rows: 4-46
Columns: 2-45
Provided: 946 data points
Dataset originally released on:
August 28, 2025
About this dataset
Divorce data are published annually and unless otherwise stated refer to orders for dissolution of both marriage and civil union granted in New Zealand.
Method of collection/Data provider
Ministry of Justice provides a quarterly electronic file of orders for dissolution of marriage and civil unions granted in New Zealand. The data is compiled from information collected by the family courts.