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    The number of marriages in Malaysia increased 15.4% to 214,943 in 2021 while divorces decreased 7.1% to 43,934. General marriage rates increased for both grooms and brides while general divorce rates improved for males and females. The median age at marriage remained 28 for grooms and 26 for brides, with the oldest being 92 and 84 respectively. December was the most popular month for marriages while June was the least popular.

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    The number of marriages in Malaysia increased 15.4% to 214,943 in 2021 while divorces decreased 7.1% to 43,934. General marriage rates increased for both grooms and brides while general divorce rates improved for males and females. The median age at marriage remained 28 for grooms and 26 for brides, with the oldest being 92 and 84 respectively. December was the most popular month for marriages while June was the least popular.

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    The number of marriages in Malaysia increased 15.4% to 214,943 in 2021 while divorces decreased 7.1% to 43,934. General marriage rates increased for both grooms and brides while general divorce rates improved for males and females. The median age at marriage remained 28 for grooms and 26 for brides, with the oldest being 92 and 84 respectively. December was the most popular month for marriages while June was the least popular.

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    EMBARGO : 12.00 p.

    m, Friday, 25 November 2022

    PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT


    DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA

    MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE STATISTICS, MALAYSIA, 2022


    Number of marriages increased in 2021

    The number of marriages increased 15.4 per cent from 186,297 (2020) to 214,943 (2021). Meanwhile, the number of
    divorces decreased 7.1 per cent from 47,272 (2020) to 43,934 (2021).
    In tandem with the increase in the number of marriages, general marriage rate for grooms increased from 42.8 to 45.8 per
    thousand population of unmarried males aged 18 years and over. A similar trend was also recorded for brides, which
    increased from 44.6 to 47.4 per thousand population of unmarried females aged 16 years and over.
    The general divorce rate at national level for males improved to 6.1 from 6.7 per thousand population of married males
    aged 18 years and over. A similar trend was also reported for females, improved to 6.2 from 6.9 per thousand population
    of married females aged 16 years and over.
    The median age of grooms and brides remained at aged 28.0 and 26.0 in 2021.
    The oldest groom and bride in 2021 were 92 and 84 years old.
    December was the most popular month of marriage. Meanwhile, June was the least popular for Muslim and Non-Muslim
    marriages in 2021.

    The full publication of the Marriage And Divorce, Malaysia, 2022 can be downloaded from eStatistik portal.

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    DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA


    25 November 2022

    Contact person:

    Baharudin Mohamad
    Public Relation Officer
    Strategic Communication and International Division
    Department of Statistics, Malaysia
    Tel : +603-8885 7942
    Fax : +603-8888 9248
    Email: baharudin[at]dosm.gov.my

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