Marriages and Divorces 2024

South Africa, 2024

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Reference ID

zaf-statssa-md-2024-v1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25828/nbz2-1504

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Statistics South Africa

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Civil Registration Data

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May 08, 2026

Last modified

May 13, 2026

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Age difference between bridegroom and bride (AgeDiff)

Data file: md-2024-civil-marriage-v1

Overview

Valid: 97510

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 2

Mean: 1.0740641985437

Standard deviation: 0.49478205587523

Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Spouses same age	8592	8.8%
1	Bridegroom older	73104	75%
2	Bridegroom younger	15814	16.2%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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