Number of Divorces and Divorce Rates
by Age and Sex
Michigan Occurrences, 2023

Age in Years Males Females
Number Rate Number Rate
< 20 3 14
20-24 274 0.8 507 1.5
25-34 3,870 5.7 4,946 7.7
35-44 6,050 9.9 6,452 10.8
45 + 9,075 4.3 7,600 3.3
Total 20,145 4.9 20,398 4.8
Median age at
last birthday:

  44   41

Note: Rates are the number of persons whose marriage ended in divorce or annulment per 1,000 population. The 15-19 population age group is used to calculate the rates for the divorces to persons under 20 years of age. 
Source: 2023 Michigan Occurrence Divorce Files. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services ; Population Estimates by Age and Race (latest update 7/2025), U.S Census Bureau. .