Divorce Rates by Age & Sex
Michigan Occurrences, 1980–2023
Year Female Male
Total <20 Years 20-24 Years 25-34 Years 35-44 Years 45+ Years Total <20 Years 20-24 Years 25-34 Years 35-44 Years 45+ Years
1980 12.2 1.4 12.2 15.3 9.9 14.6 13.2 0.2 8.1 16.2 12.3 18.4
1981 11.8 1.3 12.8 16.9 11.8 11.9 12.8 0.2 8.2 17.3 14.6 15.3
1982 11.0 1.2 11.5 16.6 12.2 10.0 11.9 0.2 7.0 16.7 15.0 13.2
1983 10.5 1.1 10.7 16.2 12.4 9.1 11.5 0.2 6.6 16.0 15.0 12.2
1984 10.4 1.0 11.4 16.4 13.2 8.0 11.3 0.2 6.8 16.4 15.6 10.9
1985 10.6 1.1 12.2 17.9 13.8 7.2 11.6 0.2 7.4 17.6 16.7 10.1
1986 10.7 1.1 12.9 18.7 14.6 6.4 11.7 0.2 7.5 18.4 17.5 9.2
1987 10.7 1.1 13.0 19.2 15.1 5.9 11.6 0.2 7.7 18.7 17.9 8.6
1988 10.7 1.0 13.0 19.8 15.2 5.6 11.7 0.2 7.5 19.2 17.9 8.4
1989 10.7 0.9 13.1 20.2 15.9 5.1 11.7 0.2 7.5 19.4 18.4 7.9
1990 10.7 1.0 12.9 20.8 16.1 4.7 11.7 0.2 7.3 19.8 18.4 7.6
1991 10.5 0.9 11.6 20.5 16.0 4.7 11.5 0.2 6.6 19.2 18.0 7.6
1992 10.5 0.9 11.9 20.8 15.9 4.7 11.4 0.2 6.8 19.4 17.7 7.6
1993 10.5 0.8 11.8 20.8 15.9 4.8 11.4 0.2 6.8 19.4 17.5 7.6
1994 10.3 0.7 10.9 20.6 16.1 4.7 11.1 0.2 6.2 18.6 17.8 7.3
1995 10.1 0.6 10.7 20.6 16.1 4.5 10.9 0.1 6.0 18.6 17.3 7.2
1996 9.7 0.7 9.9 19.4 15.6 4.5 10.4 0.1 5.8 17.4 16.7 7.1
1997 9.6 0.5 9.3 19.2 15.9 4.7 10.3 0.1 5.1 17.1 16.8 7.3
1998 9.7 0.5 9.2 19.5 16.3 4.7 10.4 0.1 4.8 17.4 17.1 7.3
1999 9.5 0.4 8.4 19.3 16.4 4.7 10.2 0.1 4.2 16.9 17.0 7.3
2000 9.7 0.4 8.3 19.8 16.8 4.9 10.3 0.1 4.4 17.2 17.5 7.4
2001 9.6 0.4 8.1 19.5 17.0 5.0 10.2 0.1 4.4 17.2 17.5 7.4
2002 9.3 0.4 7.6 19.1 16.6 5.1 9.9 0.1 3.9 16.7 17.1 7.4
2003 8.7 0.3 7.0 17.8 16.0 4.8 9.3 0.1 3.5 15.5 16.3 7.0
2004 8.5 0.3 6.4 17.4 15.7 4.8 9.0 0.1 3.5 15.0 16.0 6.9
2005 8.4 0.3 6.1 17.2 15.9 4.9 8.9 0.1 3.2 14.8 16.2 7.0
2006 8.5 0.3 6.0 17.0 16.5 5.1 9.0 0.1 3.3 14.5 16.8 7.1
2007 8.4 0.3 6.1 17.0 16.5 5.0 8.9 0.1 3.2 14.7 16.7 7.0
2008 8.2 0.2 5.9 17.0 16.6 4.8 8.6 0.1 3.1 14.6 16.9 6.6
2009 8.0 0.2 5.5 16.7 16.7 4.7 8.5 0.1 3.1 14.1 17.0 6.5
2010 8.5 0.3 5.6 17.0 18.6 5.1 9.0 0.1 3.0 14.4 18.8 7.0
2011 8.2 0.2 5.1 16.1 18.2 5.1 8.7 0.1 3.0 13.3 18.3 7.1
2012 8.0 0.2 4.9 15.5 17.3 5.1 8.4 0.1 2.8 12.9 17.4 6.9
2013 7.6 0.2 4.5 14.4 16.5 5.1 8.1 0.1 2.6 12.0 16.3 6.9
2014 7.1 0.2 4.0 13.2 15.4 4.9 7.5 0.1 2.2 10.9 15.5 6.5
2015 7.1 0.2 3.7 13.0 15.4 5.0 7.5 0.1 2.1 10.7 15.5 6.5
2016 6.9 0.1 2.6 10.9 14.5 5.6 7.3 0.1 2.5 11.3 15.1 5.9
2017 6.7 0.1 2.5 10.5 14.0 5.4 7.0 0.1 2.6 11.0 14.5 5.6
2018 6.7 0.1 2.2 10.2 13.9 5.5 7.0 0.1 2.4 10.8 14.3 5.7
2019 6.2 0.1 2.4 10.2 13.5 4.7 6.5 0.1 1.9 9.3 13.4 5.5
2020 4.9 0.1 2.2 8.3 10.5 3.6 5.1 – 1.2 6.5 10.2 4.6
2021 5.3 0.1 2.0 8.8 11.3 3.9 5.5 – 1.1 6.9 10.8 5.0
2022 4.8 – 1.7 7.7 10.4 3.7 5.0 – 1.0 5.9 9.9 4.7
2023 4.8 – 1.5 7.7 10.8 3.3 4.9 – 0.8 5.7 9.9 4.3
                         

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: 1980-2023 Michigan Divorce Files. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.