Marriages and Divorces 2024

South Africa, 2024

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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

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May 13, 2026

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Age difference between Spouses-1 and Spouses-2 (AgeDiff)

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

Overview

Valid: 2229

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 9

Mean: 1.2045760430686

Standard deviation: 0.64074453311351

Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
0	Spouses same age	248	11.1%
1	Spouses-1 older	1284	57.6%
2	Spouses-1 younger	696	31.2%
9	Unspecified	1	0%

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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