China
From Chinese Media
China divorce rate 8.5% in 2010
Updated: 2011-06-16 21:19
(chinadaily.com.cn)
According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, 2.68 million couples ended their marriage during 2010, up 8.5 percent over 2009.
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The number of divorces has been steadily rising in the past five years. However, marriages also increased in 2010, reaching 12.4 million, up two percent in 2009.
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