Changes in the number of marriages and divorces in the USSR and RSFSR (1960–1970)
Number of marriages and divorces by year. Columns show the total number of marriages, the total number of divorces, and the rate per 1,000 population. Data cover 1960, 1965, and 1970 and are compared across various USSR regions
Chart of the number of marriages and divorces in the USSR and RSFSR (1960, 1965, 1970) in absolute and relative terms
One series: Браки Marriages show all series
- Браки Marriages
See also
- Divorces in Russia by year long time series by year
- Marriages in Russia by year long time series by year
- Migration increase of Russia's population by year long time series by year
- Natural population growth in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of births in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of deaths in Russia by year long time series by year
- Статистика разводов в России: 72 развода на 100 браков indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
4 series are published here, from 1960 to 2022, 35 reporting periods. 140 values in total.
“Браки Marriages” declined by 29.7% between 1960 and 2022, from 1.5 million to 1.05 million. The lowest value in the series is 770,857 in 2020.
All table numbers are series: 4
| Series | 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Браки Marriages | 1 499 581,00 | 1 097 585,00 | 1 319 227,00 | 1 495 787,00 | 1 464 579,00 | 1 389 426,00 | 1 319 928,00 | 1 075 219,00 | 866 651,00 | 928 411,00 | 848 691,00 | 911 162,00 | 897 327,00 | 1 001 589,00 | 1 019 762,00 | 1 091 778,00 | 979 667,00 | 1 066 366,00 | 1 113 562,00 | 1 262 500,00 | 1 179 007,00 | 1 199 446,00 | 1 215 066,00 | 1 316 011,00 | 1 213 598,00 | 1 225 501,00 | 1 225 985,00 | 1 161 068,00 | 985 836,00 | 1 049 735,00 | 893 039,00 | 950 167,00 | 770 857,00 | 923 550,00 | 1 053 756,00 |
| Разводы Divorces | 184 398,00 | 231 389,00 | 396 589,00 | 483 825,00 | 580 720,00 | 573 981,00 | 559 918,00 | 665 904,00 | 562 373,00 | 555 160,00 | 501 654,00 | 532 533,00 | 627 703,00 | 763 493,00 | 853 647,00 | 798 824,00 | 635 835,00 | 604 942,00 | 640 837,00 | 685 910,00 | 703 412,00 | 699 430,00 | 639 321,00 | 669 376,00 | 644 101,00 | 667 971,00 | 693 730,00 | 611 646,00 | 608 336,00 | 611 436,00 | 583 942,00 | 620 730,00 | 564 704,00 | 644 209,00 | 682 850,00 |
| На 1 000 человек населения Per 1 000 population — браков marriages | 12,50 | 8,70 | 10,10 | 11,10 | 10,60 | 9,70 | 8,90 | 7,30 | 5,90 | 6,30 | 5,80 | 6,20 | 6,20 | 6,90 | 7,10 | 7,50 | 6,80 | 7,40 | 7,80 | 8,80 | 8,30 | 8,40 | 8,50 | 9,20 | 8,50 | 8,50 | 8,40 | 7,90 | 6,70 | 7,10 | 6,10 | 6,50 | 5,30 | 6,30 | 7,20 |
| На 1 000 человек населения Per 1 000 population — разводов divorces | 1,50 | 1,80 | 3,00 | 3,60 | 4,20 | 4,00 | 3,80 | 4,50 | 3,80 | 3,80 | 3,40 | 3,60 | 4,30 | 5,30 | 5,90 | 5,50 | 4,40 | 4,20 | 4,50 | 4,80 | 4,90 | 4,90 | 4,50 | 4,70 | 4,50 | 4,70 | 4,70 | 4,20 | 4,10 | 4,20 | 4,00 | 4,20 | 3,90 | 4,40 | 4,70 |
How to read this table
Comparing marriage numbers to previous periods provides insight into family activity. The difference between columns shows the change in divorce rates relative to marriages. Note the trends across different regions and similarities in the Soviet family model
What is visible in these numbers
“Браки Marriages” leads the table with 1.05 million, “На 1 000 человек населения Per 1 000 population — разводов divorces” closes it with 4.7. The gap between them is 224,203-fold.
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Period and application
This dataset contains data from 1960 to 1970. It is updated annually in the Demographic Yearbook of Russia. The information is useful for analysts, sociologists, and researchers studying Soviet and Russian demography
1) Здесь и далее данные за 2022 год приведены без учета статистической информации по Донецкой Народной Республике (ДНР), Луганской Народной Республике (ЛНР), Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
Henceforth the data for 2022 are provided without statistical information related to the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.
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