Datafirst 2026-05-13 NADA Version 1 Marriages and Divorces 2024 MD 2024 zaf-statssa-md-2024-v1 Statistics South Africa Department of Home Affairs Department of Justice and Constitutional Development MetadataEditor 2026 ISIbalo House, Koch Street, Salvokop, Pretoria, 0002 DataFirst DataFirst Support Statistics South Africa Marriages and Divorces v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution Statistics South Afroica South Africa The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province Administrative records data [adm] Department of Home Affairs Department of Justice and Constutional Development Other [other] DataFirst data repository Statistics South Africa's Isibalo site DataFirst md-2024-civil-marriage-v1 97510 9 md-2024-civil-union-v1 2229 6 md-2024-customary-v1 2634 6 md-2024-divorces-v1 24202 24 Name of Province 97510 1 98 5.0875397395139 7.9194226061829 1 Western Cape 2 Eastern Cape 3 Northern Cape 4 Free State 5 KwaZulu-Natal 6 North West 7 Gauteng 8 Mpumalanga 9 Limpopo 98 Outside RSA Month of marriage 97510 1 12 6.9466311147575 3.5262537077802 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December Year of marriage 97510 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 Way of solemnisation 97510 1 9 2.5048712952518 2.4219813719474 1 Religious 2 DHA 9 Unspecified Marital status of Bridegroom 97510 1 9 2.315957337709 2.9050066751474 1 Never married 2 Divorcee 3 Widower 9 Unspecified Marital status of Bride 97510 1 9 2.0161932109527 2.6192261292227 1 Never married 2 Divorcee 3 Widow 9 Unspecified Age of Bridegroom 97510 18 99 40.756383960619 11.580124886335 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 78 79 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 98 98 99 Unspecified Age of Bride 97510 16 99 36.607865859912 10.251753611502 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 78 79 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 88 88 89 89 92 92 99 Unspecified Age difference between bridegroom and bride 97510 2 1.0740641985437 0.49478205587523 Spouses same age 1 Bridegroom older 2 Bridegroom younger Name of Province 2229 1 98 4.6944818304172 5.5697366942378 1 Western Cape 2 Eastern Cape 3 Northern Cape 4 Free State 5 KwaZulu-Natal 6 North West 7 Gauteng 8 Mpumalanga 9 Limpopo 98 Outside RSA Month of Marriage 2229 1 12 6.7572902646927 3.4762398194608 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December Year of Registration 2229 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 Age of Spouses-1 2229 19 82 37.934499775684 10.523386731356 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 79 79 80 80 82 82 Age of Spouses-2 2229 18 999 36.54957379991 22.630528745071 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 69 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 76 76 77 77 80 80 82 82 85 85 999 Unspecified Age difference between Spouses-1 and Spouses-2 2229 9 1.2045760430686 0.64074453311351 Spouses same age 1 Spouses-1 older 2 Spouses-1 younger 9 Unspecified Name of Province 2634 1 99 6.3545937737282 5.4054314800491 1 Western Cape 2 Eastern Cape 3 Northern Cape 4 Free State 5 KwaZulu-Natal 6 North West 7 Gauteng 8 Mpumalanga 9 Limpopo 98 Outside RSA 99 Unspecified Year of Marriage 2634 1938 2024 2004.8929384966 17.820152806652 1938 1938 1946 1946 1955 1955 1956 1956 1957 1957 1958 1958 1959 1959 1960 1960 1961 1961 1962 1962 1964 1964 1965 1965 1966 1966 1967 1967 1968 1968 1969 1969 1970 1970 1971 1971 1972 1972 1973 1973 1974 1974 1975 1975 1976 1976 1977 1977 1978 1978 1979 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023 2024 2024 Year of Registration 2634 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 Age of Bridegroom 2634 8 999 37.438876233865 22.245400136237 8 8 9 9 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 78 80 80 82 82 84 84 94 94 104 104 999 Unspecified Age of Bride 2634 8 999 33.793849658314 51.028268493829 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 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Western Cape 2 2. Eastern Cape 3 3. Northern Cape 4 4. Free State 5 5. KwaZulu-Natal 6 6. North West 7 7. Gauteng 8 8. Mpumalanga 9 9. Limpopo Population group of husband 24202 1 9 2.0842905544996 1.6205730673442 1 1. Black African 2 2. Coloured 3 3. Indian/Asian 4 4. White 5 5. Other 9 9. Unspecified Population group of wife 24202 1 9 2.1129245516899 1.689314049972 1 1. Black African 2 2. Coloured 3 3. Indian/Asian 4 4. White 5 5. Other 9 9. Unspecified Population group of couple 24202 1 9 2.2378729030659 1.8248314275968 1 1. Black African 2 2. Coloured 3 3. Indian/Asian 4 4. White 5 5. Mixed 9 9. Unspecified Occupation of Husband 24202 99 34.796504421122 45.425774204963 0. Unemployed 1 1. Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations 2 2. Managers and administrators 3 3. Clerical and sales occupations 4 4. Transport, delivery and communications 5 5. Service occupations 6 6. Farming and related occupations 7 7. Artisans, apprentice and related occupations 8 8. Production foreman, mine and quarry workers 99 99. Unspecified Occupation of wife 24202 99 37.678373688125 46.848163264483 0. Unemployed 1 1. Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations 2 2. Managers and administrators 3 3. Clerical and sales occupations 4 4. Transport, delivery and communications 5 5. Service occupations 6 6. Farming and related occupations 7 7. Artisans, apprentice and related occupations 8 8. Production foreman, mine and quarry workers 99 99. Unspecified Sex of plaintiff 24202 1 9 2.0823485662342 1.712254657475 1 1. Male 2 2. Female 3 3. Both 9 9. Unspecified Marital status of husband 24202 1 9 1.4243037765474 1.4453078199393 1 1. Never married 2 2. Widower 3 3. Divorcee 9 9. Unspecified Marital status of wife 24202 1 9 1.4460788364598 1.5799052798902 1 1. Never married 2 2. Widow 3 3. Divorcee 9 9. Unspecified Number of times husband married 24202 1 99 3.844103793075 16.134254009931 1 1. 1 2 2. 2 3 3. 3 4 4. 4 5 5. 5 6 6. 6 8 8. 8 10 10. 10 99 99. Unspecified Number of times wife married 24202 1 99 4.4676473018759 17.88401951797 1 1. 1 2 2. 2 3 3. 3 4 4. 4 5 5. 5 6 6. 6 99 99. Unspecified Age of husband 24202 21 999 79.254772332865 172.63618936033 21 21. 21 22 22. 22 23 23. 23 24 24. 24 25 25. 25 26 26. 26 27 27. 27 28 28. 28 29 29. 29 30 30. 30 31 31. 31 32 32. 32 33 33. 33 34 34. 34 35 35. 35 36 36. 36 37 37. 37 38 38. 38 39 39. 39 40 40. 40 41 41. 41 42 42. 42 43 43. 43 44 44. 44 45 45. 45 46 46. 46 47 47. 47 48 48. 48 49 49. 49 50 50. 50 51 51. 51 52 52. 52 53 53. 53 54 54. 54 55 55. 55 56 56. 56 57 57. 57 58 58. 58 59 59. 59 60 60. 60 61 61. 61 62 62. 62 63 63. 63 64 64. 64 65 65. 65 66 66. 66 67 67. 67 68 68. 68 69 69. 69 70 70. 70 71 71. 71 72 72. 72 73 73. 73 74 74. 74 75 75. 75 76 76. 76 77 77. 77 78 78. 78 79 79. 79 80 80. 80 81 81. 81 82 82. 82 83 83. 83 84 84. 84 85 85. 85 86 86. 86 87 87. 87 88 88. 88 89 89. 89 90 90. 90 92 92. 92 93 93. 93 999 999. Unspecified Age of wife 24202 18 999 74.761589951244 171.02962375003 18 18. 18 19 19. 19 20 20. 20 21 21. 21 22 22. 22 23 23. 23 24 24. 24 25 25. 25 26 26. 26 27 27. 27 28 28. 28 29 29. 29 30 30. 30 31 31. 31 32 32. 32 33 33. 33 34 34. 34 35 35. 35 36 36. 36 37 37. 37 38 38. 38 39 39. 39 40 40. 40 41 41. 41 42 42. 42 43 43. 43 44 44. 44 45 45. 45 46 46. 46 47 47. 47 48 48. 48 49 49. 49 50 50. 50 51 51. 51 52 52. 52 53 53. 53 54 54. 54 55 55. 55 56 56. 56 57 57. 57 58 58. 58 59 59. 59 60 60. 60 61 61. 61 62 62. 62 63 63. 63 64 64. 64 65 65. 65 66 66. 66 67 67. 67 68 68. 68 69 69. 69 70 70. 70 71 71. 71 72 72. 72 73 73. 73 74 74. 74 75 75. 75 76 76. 76 77 77. 77 78 78. 78 79 79. 79 80 80. 80 81 81. 81 83 83. 83 84 84. 84 85 85. 85 86 86. 86 87 87. 87 88 88. 88 89 89. 89 90 90. 90 999 999. Unspecified Way of solemnisation 24202 1 9 2.2299809933063 2.1613170772134 1 1. Religious 2 2. DHA 9 9. Unspecified Year of marriage 24202 Number of children involved 24202 Year of divorce 24202 RECODE of MarriagePropertySystem2 (Matrimonial property system) 24202 1 9 1.5189653747624 1.4611166910114 1 1. In community of property 2 2. Out of community of property 3 3. Out of community of property (excluding accrual system) 4 4. Out of community of property (including accrual system) 9 9. Unspecified Month of marriage 24202 1 99 10.520742087431 17.920765615138 1 1. January 2 2. February 3 3. March 4 4. April 5 5. May 6 6. June 7 7. July 8 8. August 9 9. September 10 10. October 11 11. November 12 12. December 99 99. Unspecified 100 100. 01 101 101. 02 102 102. 03 103 103. 04 104 104. 05 105 105. 06 106 106. 07 107 107. 08 108 108. 09 109 109. 10 110 110. 11 111 111. 12 112 112. 99 Month of divorce 24202 1 12 6.5764399636394 3.1580352250532 1 1. January 2 2. February 3 3. March 4 4. April 5 5. May 6 6. June 7 7. July 8 8. August 9 9. September 10 10. October 11 11. November 12 12. December 99 99. Unspecified Duration of marriage 24202 1 99 17.367655565656 19.412790518536 99 99. Unspecified Type of marriage 24202 1 9 4.017808445583 3.8416732220361 1 1. Civil marriage 2 2. Customary marriage 3 3. Civil union 9 9. Unspecified Involved in polygamous marriage 24202 1 9 4.8270390876787 3.4403905537826 1 Yes 2 No 9 Unspecified Main grounds for divorce 24202 1 9 6.3765804478969 3.3967917994872 1 Adultery 2 Abuse 3 Childlessness 4 Desertion 5 Financial difficulties 6 Medical Insanity 7 Imprisonment 9 Unspecified