Changes in the Number of Divorces in Japan, 1947-2015
The following data shows the changes in the number of divorces in Japan between 1947 and 2015.
| Year | Divorces |
| 1947 | 79,551 |
| 1948 | 79,032 |
| 1949 | 82,575 |
| 1950 | 83,689 |
| 1951 | 82,331 |
| 1952 | 79,021 |
| 1953 | 75,255 |
| 1954 | 76,759 |
| 1955 | 75,267 |
| 1956 | 72,040 |
| 1957 | 71,651 |
| 1958 | 74,004 |
| 1959 | 72,455 |
| 1960 | 69,410 |
| 1961 | 69,323 |
| 1962 | 71,394 |
| 1963 | 69,996 |
| 1964 | 72,306 |
| 1965 | 77,195 |
| 1966 | 79,432 |
| 1967 | 83,478 |
| 1968 | 87,327 |
| 1969 | 91,280 |
| 1970 | 95,937 |
| 1971 | 103,595 |
| 1972 | 108,382 |
| 1973 | 111,877 |
| 1974 | 113,622 |
| 1975 | 119,135 |
| 1976 | 124,512 |
| 1977 | 129,485 |
| 1978 | 132,146 |
| 1979 | 135,250 |
| 1980 | 141,689 |
| 1981 | 154,221 |
| 1982 | 163,980 |
| 1983 | 179,150 |
| 1984 | 178,746 |
| 1985 | 166,640 |
| 1986 | 166,054 |
| 1987 | 158,227 |
| 1988 | 153,600 |
| 1989 | 157,811 |
| 1990 | 157,608 |
| 1991 | 168,969 |
| 1992 | 179,191 |
| 1993 | 188,297 |
| 1994 | 195,106 |
| 1995 | 199,016 |
| 1996 | 206,955 |
| 1997 | 222,635 |
| 1998 | 243,183 |
| 1999 | 250,529 |
| 2000 | 264,246 |
| 2001 | 285,911 |
| 2002 | 289,836 |
| 2003 | 283,854 |
| 2004 | 270,804 |
| 2005 | 261,917 |
| 2006 | 257,475 |
| 2007 | 254,832 |
| 2008 | 251,136 |
| 2009 | 253,353 |
| 2010 | 251,378 |
| 2011 | 235,719 |
| 2012 | 235,406 |
| 2013 | 231,383 |
| 2014 | 222,107 |
| 2015 | 225,000 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
平成27年(2015)人口動態統計の年間推計
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/jinkou/suikei15/index.html
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/jinkou/suikei15/xls/2015zuhyou.xls
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