Marriage and divorce rates in Russia 2000-2022

In 2022, 7.2 marriages were registered per thousand inhabitants in Russia, compared to 4.7 divorces per thousand population. Both marriage and divorce rates in the country saw an increase compared to the previous year. In 2011, 9.2 marriages were registered per thousand Russians, which was the highest number recorded over the period under consideration.

What do marriage and divorce rates mean?

Crude marriage rate refers to the number of marriages per one thousand population, according to the United Nations Population Division. In total, over 1.05 million marriages were registered in Russia in 2022, while the country’s population was estimated at 143.4 million in that year. Another indicator relevant to Russian demographics is the crude divorce rate, which is the number of divorces recorded in a year per one thousand population, as defined by the United Nations Population Division. In total, nearly 683 thousand divorces were registered in Russia in 2022.

What do Russians think of marriage?

In every age category, most Russians believed that being married and living in a family was most preferable in the society. However, the share of family and marriage supporters was the lowest among 18-to-24-year-olds, measuring at 60 percent. Both for men and women, the ideal age to get married was considered in a person’s twenties.