Press release: 12.069-135/19

16 304 divorces and 98 dissolutions of registered partnerships in 2018

Vienna, 2019-07-31 – According to Statistics Austria, 16 304 divorces took place in Austria in 2018, an increase of 0.8% compared to 2017. In 2018, 98 registered same-sex partnerships were dissolved by court decision, two more than in the previous year (+2.1%). The total divorce rate of 41.0% in 2018 remained the same as in 2017.

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