In 2019, the median age of females in New Zealand at divorce was 44.4 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 females in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019
(in years)
Characteristic
Age in years
2019
44.4
2018
44.4
2017
44.5
2016
44.4
2015
44.2
2014
44.2
2013
43.8
2012
43.1
2011
42.8
2010
42.5
2009
42.3
2008
41.9
2007
41.6
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Statistics New Zealand. (May 5, 2020). Median age at divorce for females in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081529/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-females/
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Statistics New Zealand. (2020). Median age at divorce for females in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081529/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-females/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median Age at Divorce for Females in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081529/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-females/
Statistics New Zealand, Median age at divorce for females in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081529/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-females/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Median age at divorce for females in New Zealand from 1996 to 2019 (in years) [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081529/new-zealand-median-age-at-divorce-for-females/
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