In 2019, the median age of males in New Zealand at divorce was 47 years old, an increase from the median recorded in 1996. The first civil unions in the country were celebrated in 2005, and the first same-sex marriages were celebrated in 2013.
Median age at divorce for males in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019
(in years)
Characteristic
Age in years
2019
47
2018
46.8
2017
47
2016
46.8
2015
46.5
2014
46.7
2013
46.3
2012
45.6
2011
45.3
2010
45.2
2009
44.9
2008
44.5
2007
44.3
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Statistics New Zealand. (May 5, 2020). Median age at divorce for males in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081524/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-males/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median age at divorce for males in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years)." Chart. May 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081524/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-males/
Statistics New Zealand. (2020). Median age at divorce for males in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081524/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-males/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median Age at Divorce for Males in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081524/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-males/
Statistics New Zealand, Median age at divorce for males in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081524/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-males/ (last visited May 10, 2025)
Median age at divorce for males in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years) [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081524/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-males/
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