Swiss open data · Federal Statistical Office
Divorces by age of both of the divorcing partners and canton, 1984-2025
The latest figure is 15 765 for 2025, up 41% since 1984 (11 219).
By category, 2025
The numbers
| YEAR | OBS_VALUE |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 765 |
| 2024 | 16 123 |
| 2023 | 15 562 |
| 2022 | 16 201 |
| 2021 | 17 159 |
| 2020 | 16 210 |
| 2019 | 16 885 |
| 2018 | 16 542 |
| 2017 | 15 906 |
| 2016 | 17 028 |
| 2015 | 16 960 |
| 2014 | 16 737 |
| 2013 | 17 119 |
| 2012 | 17 550 |
| 2011 | 17 566 |
| 2010 | 22 080 |
| 2009 | 19 321 |
| 2008 | 19 613 |
| 2007 | 19 882 |
| 2006 | 20 980 |
| 2005 | 21 332 |
| 2004 | 17 949 |
| 2003 | 16 799 |
| 2002 | 16 363 |
| 2001 | 15 778 |
| 2000 | 10 511 |
| 1999 | 20 809 |
| 1998 | 17 868 |
| 1997 | 17 073 |
| 1996 | 16 172 |
| 1995 | 15 703 |
| 1994 | 15 634 |
| 1993 | 15 054 |
| 1992 | 14 530 |
| 1991 | 13 628 |
| 1990 | 13 184 |
| 1989 | 12 721 |
| 1988 | 12 731 |
| 1987 | 11 553 |
| 1986 | 11 395 |
| 1985 | 11 416 |
| 1984 | 11 219 |
What the publisher says
This dataset presents the annual figures for the number of divorces by canton and age of both of the divorcing partners, since 1984. Descriptions of the variables in the CSV file are available in the Appendix.
Source file preview
| YEAR | CANTON | AGE_PARTNER1 | AGE_PARTNER2 | OBS_VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CH | _T | _T | 11219 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y_GE90 | 0 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y15T19 | 11 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y20T24 | 685 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y25T29 | 2052 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y30T34 | 2392 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y35T39 | 2371 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y40T44 | 1758 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y45T49 | 1011 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y50T54 | 475 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y55T59 | 256 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y60T64 | 133 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y65T69 | 47 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y70T74 | 21 |
| 1984 | CH | _T | Y75T79 | 5 |