Marriages and Divorces 2014 ddi-zaf-datafirst-md-2014-v1

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

DataFirst 2023-03-04 Nesstar Publisher Version 1 Marriages and Divorces 2021 MD 2021 zaf-statssa-md-2021-v1 Statistics South Africa Department of Home Affairs Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Copyright 2013, Statistics South Africa Nesstar Publisher Administrative Data v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution This version was retrieved by DataFirst on 3 March 2023. South Africa The data has national coverage. The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province Individuals The data covers all civil marriages that were recoreded by the Department of Home Affairs and all divorce applications that were granted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in 2021 in South Africa. Administrative records Other Geography is problematic in this dataset as not all the data files have geographic data. The Civil Marriages and Civil Unions data files include a Province of Registration variable but the Customary Marriages data file does not. There is also no geographical data in the Divorces file. As this data file includes divorce data from only a subset of divorce courts, this lack of geographical information compromises its usability. DataFirst Statistics South Africa. Marriages and Divorces 2021 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2022. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/7393-f489 Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License md-2021-civil-marriages-v1.NSDstat 1000 9 Nesstar 200801 md-2021-civil-unions-v1.NSDstat 1000 6 Nesstar 200801 md-2021-customary-marriages-v1.NSDstat 1000 6 Nesstar 200801 md-2021-divorces-v1.NSDstat 1000 24 Nesstar 200801 Name of Province 1000 0 1 Western Cape 10 2 Eastern Cape 56 3 Northern Cape 14 4 Free State 26 5 KwaZulu-Natal 212 6 North West 11 7 Gauteng 531 8 Mpumalanga 27 9 Limpopo 109 97 Unknown 3 98 Outside RSA 1 99 Unspecified 0 Month of Marriage 1000 0 1 January 17 2 February 13 3 March 72 4 April 106 5 May 113 6 June 103 7 July 72 8 August 81 9 September 105 10 October 123 11 November 107 12 December 88 Year of Marriage 1000 0 2021 2021 1000 Way of Solemnisation 1000 0 1 Religious 0 2 DHA 0 9 Unspecified 1000 Marital status of Bridegroom 1000 0 1 Never married 818 2 Divorcee 41 3 Widower 8 9 Unspecified 133 Marital status of Bride 1000 0 1 Never married 876 2 Divorcee 23 3 Widow 1 9 Unspecified 100 Age of Bridegroom 1000 0 16 16 0 17 17 0 18 18 0 19 19 0 20 20 1 21 21 3 22 22 5 23 23 3 24 24 9 25 25 14 26 26 23 27 27 23 28 28 28 29 29 28 30 30 34 31 31 31 32 32 53 33 33 31 34 34 38 35 35 38 36 36 38 37 37 31 38 38 48 39 39 38 40 40 32 41 41 36 42 42 28 43 43 29 44 44 22 45 45 24 46 46 33 47 47 30 48 48 18 49 49 29 50 50 16 51 51 16 52 52 9 53 53 24 54 54 16 55 55 15 56 56 15 57 57 10 58 58 8 59 59 15 60 60 10 61 61 9 62 62 4 63 63 7 64 64 4 65 65 5 66 66 2 67 67 3 68 68 1 69 69 3 70 70 0 71 71 0 72 72 2 73 73 0 74 74 3 75 75 2 76 76 0 77 77 1 78 78 1 79 79 0 80 80 1 81 81 0 82 82 0 83 83 0 84 84 0 85 85 0 86 86 0 87 87 0 88 88 0 89 89 0 90 90 0 91 91 0 92 92 0 93 93 0 94 94 0 95 95 0 98 98 0 Age of Bride 1000 0 14 14 0 15 15 0 16 16 0 17 17 0 18 18 0 19 19 3 20 20 1 21 21 9 22 22 13 23 23 13 24 24 29 25 25 31 26 26 26 27 27 38 28 28 42 29 29 62 30 30 53 31 31 42 32 32 38 33 33 45 34 34 36 35 35 45 36 36 48 37 37 37 38 38 36 39 39 36 40 40 24 41 41 32 42 42 17 43 43 16 44 44 18 45 45 12 46 46 34 47 47 21 48 48 21 49 49 17 50 50 12 51 51 11 52 52 10 53 53 9 54 54 7 55 55 10 56 56 14 57 57 2 58 58 8 59 59 4 60 60 2 61 61 3 62 62 1 63 63 1 64 64 1 65 65 0 66 66 4 67 67 1 68 68 1 69 69 1 70 70 1 71 71 1 72 72 0 73 73 1 74 74 0 75 75 0 76 76 0 77 77 0 78 78 0 79 79 0 80 80 0 81 81 0 82 82 0 83 83 0 84 84 0 85 85 0 86 86 0 87 87 0 88 88 0 89 89 0 Age difference between bridegroom and bride 1000 0 0 Spouses same age 77 1 Bridegroom older 773 2 Bridegroom younger 150 Name of Province 1000 0 1 Western Cape 357 2 Eastern Cape 22 3 Northern Cape 11 4 Free State 28 5 KwaZulu-Natal 175 6 North West 19 7 Gauteng 373 8 Mpumalanga 10 9 Limpopo 3 98 Outside RSA 2 99 Unspecified 0 Month of Registration 1000 0 1 January 31 2 February 60 3 March 103 4 April 84 5 May 88 6 June 58 7 July 53 8 August 79 9 September 133 10 October 128 11 November 88 12 December 95 Year of Registration 1000 0 2021 2021 1000 Age of Spouses-1 1000 0 19 19 1 20 20 2 21 21 0 22 22 5 23 23 4 24 24 9 25 25 15 26 26 28 27 27 37 28 28 33 29 29 45 30 30 55 31 31 67 32 32 69 33 33 73 34 34 56 35 35 39 36 36 35 37 37 46 38 38 34 39 39 31 40 40 24 41 41 26 42 42 25 43 43 26 44 44 21 45 45 14 46 46 16 47 47 13 48 48 13 49 49 14 50 50 13 51 51 6 52 52 10 53 53 9 54 54 7 55 55 11 56 56 6 57 57 7 58 58 4 59 59 6 60 60 6 61 61 5 62 62 5 63 63 2 64 64 2 65 65 3 66 66 2 67 67 1 68 68 3 69 69 1 70 70 4 71 71 1 72 72 0 73 73 1 75 75 1 76 76 1 77 77 1 78 78 1 79 79 1 80 80 1 81 81 0 84 84 1 87 87 1 88 88 1 89 89 0 90 90 0 91 91 0 Age of Spouses-2 1000 0 19 19 0 20 20 0 21 21 3 22 22 11 23 23 17 24 24 18 25 25 23 26 26 37 27 27 49 28 28 50 29 29 55 30 30 71 31 31 64 32 32 67 33 33 57 34 34 42 35 35 40 36 36 42 37 37 45 38 38 29 39 39 27 40 40 30 41 41 23 42 42 14 43 43 13 44 44 15 45 45 10 46 46 14 47 47 14 48 48 18 49 49 9 50 50 8 51 51 12 52 52 9 53 53 9 54 54 7 55 55 3 56 56 3 57 57 4 58 58 2 59 59 4 60 60 5 61 61 1 62 62 1 63 63 4 64 64 5 65 65 4 66 66 1 67 67 1 68 68 0 69 69 1 70 70 3 72 72 0 73 73 2 74 74 1 76 76 1 77 77 1 79 79 1 81 81 0 Age difference between Spouses-1 and Spouses-2 1000 0 0 Spouses same age 107 1 Spouses-1 older 589 2 Spouses-1 younger 304 Name of Province 1000 0 1 Western Cape 3 2 Eastern Cape 231 3 Northern Cape 3 4 Free State 24 5 KwaZulu-Natal 258 6 North West 14 7 Gauteng 43 8 Mpumalanga 92 9 Limpopo 299 97 Unknown 31 98 Outside RSA 1 99 Unspecified 1 Year of Marriage 1000 0 1920 1920 0 1947 1947 1 1949 1949 1 1951 1951 1 1952 1952 1 1954 1954 1 1955 1955 2 1956 1956 4 1957 1957 2 1958 1958 4 1959 1959 3 1960 1960 7 1961 1961 7 1962 1962 5 1963 1963 10 1964 1964 7 1965 1965 9 1966 1966 4 1967 1967 7 1968 1968 15 1969 1969 11 1970 1970 16 1971 1971 12 1972 1972 25 1973 1973 13 1974 1974 22 1975 1975 20 1976 1976 16 1977 1977 18 1978 1978 20 1979 1979 25 1980 1980 32 1981 1981 30 1982 1982 27 1983 1983 34 1984 1984 27 1985 1985 19 1986 1986 30 1987 1987 26 1988 1988 23 1989 1989 24 1990 1990 39 1991 1991 20 1992 1992 18 1993 1993 12 1994 1994 14 1995 1995 12 1996 1996 12 1997 1997 18 1998 1998 9 1999 1999 11 2000 2000 14 2001 2001 8 2002 2002 13 2003 2003 6 2004 2004 12 2005 2005 11 2006 2006 15 2007 2007 11 2008 2008 10 2009 2009 14 2010 2010 10 2011 2011 14 2012 2012 10 2013 2013 6 2014 2014 15 2015 2015 13 2016 2016 11 2017 2017 15 2018 2018 8 2019 2019 13 2020 2020 10 2021 2021 35 Year of Registration 1000 0 2021 2021 1000 1000 0 11 11 1 12 12 1 14 14 1 15 15 2 16 16 4 17 17 4 18 18 10 19 19 18 20 20 28 21 21 47 22 22 59 23 23 67 24 24 64 25 25 75 26 26 73 27 27 66 28 28 61 29 29 58 30 30 51 31 31 34 32 32 38 33 33 40 34 34 29 35 35 29 36 36 15 37 37 14 38 38 15 39 39 10 40 40 10 41 41 11 42 42 11 43 43 7 44 44 9 45 45 5 46 46 3 47 47 1 48 48 3 49 49 3 50 50 6 51 51 2 52 52 1 53 53 2 54 54 0 55 55 2 56 56 2 57 57 0 58 58 2 59 59 1 60 60 0 61 61 1 62 62 1 63 63 0 64 64 0 65 65 2 66 66 0 67 67 0 68 68 0 69 69 0 70 70 0 71 71 0 72 72 0 73 73 0 74 74 0 75 75 0 76 76 0 79 79 0 80 80 0 81 81 0 83 83 0 86 86 0 999 Unspecified 1 1000 0 9 9 0 10 10 2 11 11 1 12 12 3 13 13 3 14 14 9 15 15 25 16 16 40 17 17 72 18 18 78 19 19 92 20 20 84 21 21 87 22 22 84 23 23 125 24 24 96 25 25 111 26 26 88 27 27 0 28 28 0 29 29 0 30 30 0 31 31 0 32 32 0 33 33 0 34 34 0 35 35 0 36 36 0 37 37 0 38 38 0 39 39 0 40 40 0 41 41 0 42 42 0 43 43 0 44 44 0 45 45 0 46 46 0 47 47 0 48 48 0 49 49 0 50 50 0 51 51 0 52 52 0 53 53 0 54 54 0 55 55 0 56 56 0 57 57 0 58 58 0 59 59 0 60 60 0 61 61 0 62 62 0 63 63 0 64 64 0 65 65 0 66 66 0 68 68 0 69 69 0 72 72 0 999 Unspecified 0 Age difference between bridegroom and bride 1000 0 0 Spouses same age 34 1 Bridegroom older 920 2 Bridegroom younger 45 9 Unspecified 1 Name of Province 1000 0 1 Western Cape 202 2 Eastern Cape 126 3 Northern Cape 35 4 Free State 54 5 KwaZulu-Natal 130 6 North West 35 7 Gauteng 285 8 Mpumalanga 55 9 Limpopo 78 Population group of husband 1000 0 1 Black African 609 2 Coloured 229 3 Indian/Asian 34 4 White 115 5 Other 1 9 Unspecified 12 Population group of wife 1000 0 1 Black African 607 2 Coloured 231 3 Indian/Asian 29 4 White 118 5 Other 0 9 Unspecified 15 Population group of couple 1000 0 1 Black African 598 2 Coloured 217 3 Indian/Asian 29 4 White 114 5 Mixed 23 9 Unspecified 19 Occupation of Husband 1000 0 0 Not economically active / Unemployed 188 1 Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations 178 2 Managers and administrators 93 3 Clerical and sales occupations 63 4 Transport, delivery and communications 45 5 Service occupations 127 6 Farming and related occupations 7 7 Artisans, apprentice and related occupations 47 8 Production foreman, mine and quarry workers 38 99 Unspecified 214 Occupation of wife 1000 0 0 Not economically active / Unemployed 301 1 Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations 183 2 Managers and administrators 65 3 Clerical and sales occupations 89 4 Transport, delivery and communications 2 5 Service occupations 99 6 Farming and related occupations 1 7 Artisans, apprentice and related occupations 5 8 Production foreman, mine and quarry workers 15 99 Unspecified 240 Sex of plaintiff 1000 0 1 Male 341 2 Female 563 3 Both 45 9 Unspecified 51 Marital status of husband 1000 0 1 Never married 924 2 Widower 1 3 Divorcee 48 9 Unspecified 27 Marital status of wife 1000 0 1 Never married 965 2 Widow 0 3 Divorcee 0 9 Unspecified 35 Number of times husband married 1000 0 1 1 945 2 2 45 3 3 3 4 4 1 5 5 0 6 6 0 8 8 0 99 Unspecified 6 Number of times wife married 1000 0 1 1 1000 2 2 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 5 5 0 6 6 0 99 Unspecified 0 Age of husband 1000 0 20 20 0 21 21 0 22 22 1 23 23 2 24 24 1 25 25 1 26 26 2 27 27 6 28 28 6 29 29 15 30 30 10 31 31 17 32 32 25 33 33 25 34 34 31 35 35 42 36 36 42 37 37 54 38 38 52 39 39 69 40 40 71 41 41 49 42 42 55 43 43 54 44 44 46 45 45 46 46 46 45 47 47 24 48 48 41 49 49 30 50 50 24 51 51 20 52 52 9 53 53 10 54 54 11 55 55 4 56 56 10 57 57 2 58 58 4 59 59 4 60 60 0 61 61 2 62 62 2 63 63 0 64 64 0 65 65 0 66 66 0 67 67 0 68 68 0 69 69 1 70 70 2 71 71 0 72 72 1 73 73 0 74 74 0 75 75 0 76 76 0 77 77 0 78 78 0 79 79 0 80 80 0 81 81 0 82 82 0 84 84 0 85 85 0 86 86 0 87 87 0 88 88 0 89 89 0 999 Unspecified 32 Age of wife 1000 0 19 19 1 20 20 0 21 21 0 22 22 1 23 23 2 24 24 4 25 25 8 26 26 13 27 27 11 28 28 19 29 29 23 30 30 24 31 31 48 32 32 57 33 33 54 34 34 38 35 35 67 36 36 73 37 37 67 38 38 71 39 39 64 40 40 67 41 41 53 42 42 58 43 43 32 44 44 26 45 45 26 46 46 26 47 47 13 48 48 8 49 49 6 50 50 7 51 51 4 52 52 1 53 53 0 54 54 0 55 55 1 56 56 0 57 57 0 58 58 0 59 59 0 60 60 0 61 61 0 62 62 0 63 63 0 64 64 0 65 65 0 66 66 0 67 67 0 68 68 0 69 69 0 70 70 0 71 71 0 72 72 0 73 73 0 74 74 0 75 75 0 76 76 0 77 77 0 78 78 0 79 79 0 81 81 0 84 84 0 86 86 0 999 Unspecified 27 Way of solemnisation 1000 0 1 Religious 411 2 DHA 529 9 Unspecified 60 Matrimonial property system 1000 0 1 In community of property 914 2 Out of community of property 19 3 Out of community of property (excluding accrual system) 24 4 Out of community of property (including accrual system) 27 5 Other 0 9 Unspecified 16 Month of marriage 1000 0 1 January 63 2 February 62 3 March 82 4 April 65 5 May 77 6 June 71 7 July 67 8 August 87 9 September 89 10 October 84 11 November 98 12 December 137 99 Unspecified 18 Year of marriage 1000 0 1993 1 1994 1 1996 3 1997 3 1998 7 1999 9 2000 8 2001 9 2002 16 2003 21 2004 28 2005 48 2006 37 2007 51 2008 42 2009 69 2010 62 2011 49 2012 47 2013 33 2014 40 2015 101 2016 98 2017 88 2018 56 2019 27 2020 21 2021 7 9999 Unspecified 18 Number of children involved 1000 0 2 314 3 580 4 91 5 14 7 1 Month of divorce 1000 0 1 January 60 2 February 95 3 March 81 4 April 85 5 May 114 6 June 92 7 July 66 8 August 87 9 September 86 10 October 85 11 November 85 12 December 64 99 Unspecified 0 Year of divorce 1000 0 2021 1000 Duration of marriage 1000 0 0 7 1 21 2 27 3 56 4 88 5 98 6 101 7 40 8 33 9 47 10 49 11 62 12 69 13 42 14 51 15 37 16 48 17 28 18 21 19 16 20 9 21 8 22 9 23 7 24 3 25 3 27 1 28 1 99 Unspecified 0 999 18 Type of marriage 1000 0 1 Civil marriage 554 2 Customary marriage 6 3 Civil union 4 9 Unspecified 436 Involved in polygamous marriage 1000 0 1 Yes 5 2 No 551 9 Unspecified 444 Main grounds for divorce 1000 0 1 Adultery 202 2 Abuse 92 3 Childlessness 0 4 Desertion 75 5 Financial difficulties 34 6 Medical Insanity 0 7 Imprisonment 1 8 Other (Specify) 0 9 Unspecified 596