# Number of divorces **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 2, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424 "2010-01-02T20:04:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/1 "2010-01-02T20:04:54Z")
Yeah, I know, Google is my friend but no answer yet. Anyone know the breakdown of population by number of divorces…? e.g., x% have been divorced once. y% have been divorced twice. This aint no PhD dissertation so feel free to go nuts. ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/2 "2010-01-03T19:41:22Z")
Christ…no answers yet!?! This will impact you guys more than global warming (in our lifetime) so gimmie something to work with! ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/3 "2010-01-03T20:08:43Z")
Census bureau has that data but for people under 60 it includes divorced, widowed and separated people. As of 2000 the number is 40% for all 3 categories combined. For 60 and over they break it down and that age group is 10% divorced. [http://www.census.gov](http://www.census.gov) is a great site for this kind of info. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/4 "2010-01-03T20:40:29Z")
You’d have to take age into account. For instance, A thirty-five year old might never have divorced, but he will have divorced by the time he is seventy. ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/5 "2010-01-03T20:52:20Z")
Ok, thanks for the replies folks but I should probably have been more specific. I have a friend that has been married and divorced 4 times. The common denominator is obvious. Now, it is possible for the most well-adjusted person to be just plain unlucky and end up in 4 divorces. But I am trying to help her. She is a good person but, dang, 4 divorces at the age of 47?!? There are professionals that might be able to help. Knowing what the odds were might be a big plus in making the case for outsourcing some help. That is the number that I am missing. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/6 "2010-01-03T20:52:26Z")
US Divorce stats by age, region and religion [http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr\_dira.htm](http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm) I think it’s safe to say very few people get divorced 4 times. I would think less than 1% of people get divorced 4 times. ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/7 "2010-01-03T20:59:51Z")
> [@](#): > > I think it’s safe to say very few people get divorced 4 times. I would think less than 1% of people get divorced 4 times. Thanks! And, by the way, I had to change my pants with all those nuggets of data…but still looking for the stats on 4+ divorces. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/8 "2010-01-03T21:23:29Z")
_In 2004, 12 percent of men and 13 percent of women had married twice, and 3 percent each had married three or more times._ source: [US Census Bureau](http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/marital_status_living_arrangements/010624.html) ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-divorces/523424/9 "2010-01-03T21:41:07Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > _In 2004, 12 percent of men and 13 percent of women had married twice, and 3 percent each had married three or more times._ > > source: [US Census Bureau](http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/marital_status_living_arrangements/010624.html) Now that is close to the money shot!!! Thanks!!