One of the most startling changes in the family in Britain in the last century has been the general and dramatic increase in the number of marriages ending in divorce, with similar trends found in many western industrialized countries. The number of divorce rates rose from 27,000 in 1961 to around 167,000 by 2005; during the 1960s the number doubled, and the doubled again in the 1970s.
Britain has one of the highest divorce rates (number of divorces per 1,000 married people per year) in the European Union. About 40% of new marriages today are likely to end in divorce, and, if present rates continue, more than one in four children will experience a parental divorce by the time they are 16.
Britain has one of the highest divorce rates (number of divorces per 1,000 married people per year) in the European Union. About 40% of new marriages today are likely to end in divorce, and, if present rates continue, more than one in four children will experience a parental divorce by the time they are 16.
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