Marriages and Divorces 2014
DDI_ZAF_2018_MD_v01_M
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ZAF_2018_MD_v01_M
Marriages and Divorces 2018
MD 2018
Statistics South Africa
Department of Home Affairs
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Copyright 2013, Statistics South Africa
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Administrative Records, Other (ad/oth]
Statistics South Africa. Marriages and Divorces 2018 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2020. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/h9vs-0d26
Version 01: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version 1 of the Marriages and Divorces 2018 dataset was downloaded from the Statistics South Africa website on the 5 August 2020.
South Africa
National coverage
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province.
Individuals
The data covers all civil marriages that were recorded by the Department of Home Affairs and all divorce applications that were granted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in 2018 in South Africa.
Administrative records data [adm]
Other [oth]
Geography is problematic in this dataset as not all the data files have geographic data. The Civil Marriages and Civil Unions data files include a Province of Registration variable, but the Customary Marriages data file does not. There is also no geographical data in the Divorces file. As this data file includes divorce data from only a subset of divorce courts, this lack of geographical information compromises its usability.
DataFirst
Statistics South Africa. Marriages and Divorces 2018 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2020. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/h9vs-0d26
Public use files, available to all
md-2018-civil-marriages-v1.NSDstat
131240
9
Nesstar 200801
Data on civil marriage
md-2018-civil-unions-v1.NSDstat
1650
6
Nesstar 200801
Data on civil unions
md-2018-customary-marriages-v1.NSDstat
3160
6
Nesstar 200801
Data on customary marriages
md-2018-divorces-v1.NSDstat
25284
24
Nesstar 200801
Data on divorces
Name of Province
131240
1
99
1
Western Cape
19478
2
Eastern Cape
14080
3
Northern Cape
4004
4
Free State
9165
5
KwaZulu-Natal
21180
6
North West
9071
7
Gauteng
33300
8
Mpumalanga
6866
9
Limpopo
9258
97
Unknown
28
98
Outside RSA
403
99
Unspecified
4407
Month of Marriage
131240
1
12
1
January
8634
2
February
9357
3
March
11573
4
April
11522
5
May
9548
6
June
9230
7
July
8820
8
August
9594
9
September
12418
10
October
11441
11
November
12367
12
December
16736
Year of Marriage
131240
2018
2018
2018
2018
131240
Way of Solemnisation
131240
1
9
1
Religious
37138
2
DHA
77725
9
Unspecified
16377
Marital status of Bridegroom
131240
1
9
1
Never married
107747
2
Divorcee
4950
3
Widower
1029
9
Unspecified
17514
Marital status of Bride
131240
1
9
1
Never married
113930
2
Divorcee
3111
3
Widow
735
9
Unspecified
13464
Age of Bridegroom
131240
16
999
16
16
1
17
17
1
18
18
16
19
19
57
20
20
137
21
21
350
22
22
783
23
23
1322
24
24
1894
25
25
2893
26
26
3817
27
27
4569
28
28
5043
29
29
5310
30
30
5577
31
31
5501
32
32
5618
33
33
5728
34
34
5567
35
35
5779
36
36
5386
37
37
4693
38
38
4648
39
39
4314
40
40
3907
41
41
3810
42
42
3623
43
43
3609
44
44
3281
45
45
3009
46
46
2853
47
47
2290
48
48
2466
49
49
2128
50
50
2141
51
51
1637
52
52
1683
53
53
1546
54
54
1420
55
55
1370
56
56
1230
57
57
963
58
58
1016
59
59
887
60
60
967
61
61
784
62
62
690
63
63
620
64
64
607
65
65
520
66
66
509
67
67
326
68
68
340
69
69
294
70
70
251
71
71
212
72
72
180
73
73
139
74
74
115
75
75
115
76
76
115
77
77
91
78
78
96
79
79
69
80
80
63
81
81
45
82
82
40
83
83
36
84
84
28
85
85
24
86
86
25
87
87
9
88
88
11
89
89
11
90
90
6
91
91
4
92
92
8
93
93
5
94
94
6
96
96
1
97
97
1
99
99
1
999
Unspecified
3
Age of Bride
131240
14
99
14
14
1
15
15
2
16
16
11
17
17
39
18
18
172
19
19
482
20
20
888
21
21
1536
22
22
2392
23
23
3337
24
24
4482
25
25
5666
26
26
6588
27
27
7000
28
28
6875
29
29
7050
30
30
6627
31
31
6212
32
32
6179
33
33
5956
34
34
5439
35
35
5056
36
36
4808
37
37
4146
38
38
3835
39
39
3493
40
40
3024
41
41
2786
42
42
2641
43
43
2480
44
44
2270
45
45
2056
46
46
1976
47
47
1585
48
48
1617
49
49
1426
50
50
1381
51
51
1054
52
52
989
53
53
867
54
54
851
55
55
777
56
56
690
57
57
544
58
58
526
59
59
469
60
60
495
61
61
385
62
62
317
63
63
262
64
64
229
65
65
196
66
66
187
67
67
119
68
68
142
69
69
109
70
70
86
71
71
81
72
72
69
73
73
42
74
74
41
75
75
40
76
76
38
77
77
21
78
78
22
79
79
17
80
80
11
81
81
8
82
82
11
83
83
9
84
84
9
85
85
3
86
86
1
88
88
7
89
89
1
99
99
1
Age difference between bridegroom and bride
131240
0
9
0
Spouses same age
10227
1
Bridegroom older
100305
2
Bridegroom younger
20705
9
Unspecified
3
Name of Province
1650
1
99
1
Western Cape
465
2
Eastern Cape
58
3
Northern Cape
20
4
Free State
46
5
KwaZulu-Natal
298
6
North West
40
7
Gauteng
632
8
Mpumalanga
31
9
Limpopo
13
98
Outside RSA
2
99
Unspecified
45
Month of Registration
1650
1
12
1
January
79
2
February
100
3
March
149
4
April
169
5
May
124
6
June
103
7
July
115
8
August
132
9
September
197
10
October
167
11
November
155
12
December
160
Year of Registration
1650
2018
2018
2018
2018
1650
Age of Spouses-1
1650
19
90
19
19
2
20
20
1
21
21
9
22
22
9
23
23
12
24
24
22
25
25
39
26
26
42
27
27
52
28
28
55
29
29
82
30
30
80
31
31
91
32
32
90
33
33
85
34
34
73
35
35
63
36
36
72
37
37
66
38
38
53
39
39
53
40
40
43
41
41
46
42
42
25
43
43
36
44
44
41
45
45
23
46
46
38
47
47
37
48
48
24
49
49
32
50
50
25
51
51
9
52
52
17
53
53
20
54
54
25
55
55
18
56
56
19
57
57
15
58
58
12
59
59
9
60
60
15
61
61
9
62
62
9
63
63
3
64
64
7
65
65
6
66
66
1
67
67
3
68
68
7
69
69
2
70
70
3
71
71
3
72
72
2
73
73
1
74
74
3
75
75
2
76
76
3
77
77
2
78
78
2
80
80
1
90
90
1
Age of Spouses-2
1650
18
81
18
18
2
19
19
2
20
20
3
21
21
15
22
22
14
23
23
25
24
24
49
25
25
52
26
26
51
27
27
73
28
28
84
29
29
97
30
30
90
31
31
72
32
32
87
33
33
78
34
34
77
35
35
58
36
36
58
37
37
59
38
38
44
39
39
47
40
40
46
41
41
47
42
42
40
43
43
20
44
44
18
45
45
33
46
46
37
47
47
26
48
48
22
49
49
22
50
50
37
51
51
12
52
52
19
53
53
19
54
54
15
55
55
15
56
56
15
57
57
5
58
58
5
59
59
8
60
60
7
61
61
7
62
62
7
63
63
3
64
64
5
65
65
3
66
66
3
67
67
6
68
68
1
69
69
2
71
71
1
72
72
1
73
73
1
74
74
1
75
75
2
76
76
1
81
81
1
Age difference between Spouses-1 and Spouses-2
1650
0
2
0
Spouses same age
131
1
Spouses-1 older
981
2
Spouses-1 younger
538
Name of Province
3160
1
99
1
Western Cape
12
2
Eastern Cape
283
3
Northern Cape
52
4
Free State
39
5
KwaZulu-Natal
1495
6
North West
68
7
Gauteng
207
8
Mpumalanga
255
9
Limpopo
676
97
Unknown
53
98
Outside RSA
11
99
Unspecified
9
Year of Marriage
3160
1945
9999
1945
1945
1
1949
1949
1
1950
1950
1
1951
1951
1
1952
1952
1
1953
1953
1
1954
1954
1
1955
1955
1
1957
1957
9
1958
1958
4
1959
1959
5
1960
1960
7
1961
1961
10
1962
1962
13
1963
1963
6
1964
1964
12
1965
1965
8
1966
1966
17
1967
1967
20
1968
1968
35
1969
1969
27
1970
1970
23
1971
1971
24
1972
1972
34
1973
1973
23
1974
1974
25
1975
1975
26
1976
1976
52
1977
1977
56
1978
1978
38
1979
1979
38
1980
1980
61
1981
1981
57
1982
1982
49
1983
1983
63
1984
1984
48
1985
1985
61
1986
1986
47
1987
1987
62
1988
1988
49
1989
1989
48
1990
1990
66
1991
1991
39
1992
1992
52
1993
1993
43
1994
1994
62
1995
1995
47
1996
1996
27
1997
1997
37
1998
1998
49
1999
1999
31
2000
2000
34
2001
2001
17
2002
2002
11
2003
2003
13
2004
2004
29
2005
2005
26
2006
2006
32
2007
2007
30
2008
2008
30
2009
2009
52
2010
2010
54
2011
2011
68
2012
2012
69
2013
2013
60
2014
2014
73
2015
2015
115
2016
2016
99
2017
2017
237
2018
2018
587
9999
Unspecified
6
Year of Registration
3160
2018
2018
2018
2018
3160
Age of Bridegroom
3160
10
999
10
10
1
14
14
1
15
15
1
16
16
1
17
17
3
18
18
6
19
19
18
20
20
28
21
21
52
22
22
70
23
23
82
24
24
94
25
25
99
26
26
102
27
27
120
28
28
125
29
29
136
30
30
111
31
31
130
32
32
114
33
33
107
34
34
98
35
35
107
36
36
103
37
37
115
38
38
87
39
39
114
40
40
93
41
41
78
42
42
74
43
43
63
44
44
65
45
45
67
46
46
52
47
47
53
48
48
54
49
49
43
50
50
48
51
51
34
52
52
36
53
53
50
54
54
27
55
55
20
56
56
20
57
57
37
58
58
22
59
59
10
60
60
35
61
61
18
62
62
15
63
63
19
64
64
14
65
65
9
66
66
9
67
67
5
68
68
9
69
69
8
70
70
8
71
71
6
72
72
7
73
73
1
74
74
1
76
76
5
77
77
4
78
78
2
79
79
2
80
80
1
81
81
1
84
84
1
85
85
1
92
92
1
100
100
1
999
Unspecified
6
Age of Bride
3160
10
999
10
10
1
11
11
3
12
12
1
13
13
5
14
14
11
15
15
22
16
16
42
17
17
54
18
18
90
19
19
109
20
20
121
21
21
117
22
22
120
23
23
129
24
24
125
25
25
142
26
26
148
27
27
128
28
28
125
29
29
127
30
30
126
31
31
105
32
32
91
33
33
107
34
34
113
35
35
87
36
36
78
37
37
82
38
38
72
39
39
68
40
40
54
41
41
56
42
42
64
43
43
55
44
44
38
45
45
42
46
46
38
47
47
29
48
48
23
49
49
20
50
50
14
51
51
20
52
52
21
53
53
19
54
54
12
55
55
13
56
56
14
57
57
7
58
58
11
59
59
8
60
60
8
61
61
6
62
62
3
63
63
3
64
64
6
65
65
3
66
66
7
67
67
2
68
68
2
69
69
1
70
70
1
71
71
1
72
72
1
74
74
1
78
78
1
80
80
1
999
Unspecified
6
Age difference between bridegroom and bride
3160
0
9
0
Spouses same age
167
1
Bridegroom older
2720
2
Bridegroom younger
267
9
Unspecified
6
Name of Province
25284
1
9
1
Western Cape
6274
2
Eastern Cape
3325
3
Northern Cape
370
4
Free State
2457
5
KwaZulu-Natal
3868
6
North West
483
7
Gauteng
6623
8
Mpumalanga
677
9
Limpopo
1207
Population group of husband
25284
1
9
1
Black African
12073
2
Coloured
4801
3
Indian/Asian
1409
4
White
5999
5
Other
92
9
Unspecified
910
Population group of wife
25284
1
9
1
Black African
12013
2
Coloured
4969
3
Indian/Asian
1318
4
White
5912
5
Other
9
9
Unspecified
1063
Population group of couple
25284
1
9
1
Black African
11721
2
Coloured
4540
3
Indian/Asian
1214
4
White
5780
5
Mixed
779
9
Unspecified
1250
Occupation of Husband
25284
0
99
0
Not economically active
4728
1
Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations
3113
2
Managers and administrators
3435
3
Clerical and sales occupations
1455
4
Transport, delivery and communications
989
5
Service occupations
2413
6
Farming and related occupations
133
7
Artisans, apprentice and related occupations
1597
8
Production foreman, mine and quarry workers
786
99
Unspecified
6635
Occupation of wife
25284
0
99
0
Not economically active
6291
1
Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations
3761
2
Managers and administrators
1974
3
Clerical and sales occupations
2986
4
Transport, delivery and communications
72
5
Service occupations
2106
6
Farming and related occupations
35
7
Artisans, apprentice and related occupations
229
8
Production foreman, mine and quarry workers
326
99
Unspecified
7504
Sex of plaintiff
25284
1
9
1
Male
8791
2
Female
13218
3
Both
1523
9
Unspecified
1752
Marital status of husband
25284
1
9
1
Never married
20598
2
Widower
387
3
Divorcee
2933
9
Unspecified
1366
Marital status of wife
25284
1
9
1
Never married
20809
2
Widow
373
3
Divorcee
2431
9
Unspecified
1671
Number of times husband married
25284
1
99
1
1
20997
2
2
2988
3
3
333
4
4
57
5
5
16
6
6
3
7
7
1
8
8
1
99
Unspecified
888
Number of times wife married
25284
1
99
1
1
21329
2
2
2570
3
3
223
4
4
49
5
5
11
6
6
2
7
7
2
99
Unspecified
1098
Age of husband
25284
19
999
19
19
1
20
20
1
21
21
4
22
22
9
23
23
21
24
24
32
25
25
64
26
26
108
27
27
171
28
28
239
29
29
264
30
30
321
31
31
403
32
32
517
33
33
583
34
34
723
35
35
737
36
36
840
37
37
885
38
38
886
39
39
925
40
40
822
41
41
904
42
42
921
43
43
932
44
44
972
45
45
931
46
46
981
47
47
823
48
48
938
49
49
783
50
50
913
51
51
734
52
52
710
53
53
602
54
54
568
55
55
539
56
56
466
57
57
382
58
58
382
59
59
320
60
60
316
61
61
291
62
62
226
63
63
188
64
64
189
65
65
161
66
66
133
67
67
104
68
68
105
69
69
100
70
70
68
71
71
64
72
72
43
73
73
35
74
74
34
75
75
23
76
76
26
77
77
18
78
78
17
79
79
17
80
80
11
81
81
5
82
82
7
83
83
7
84
84
3
85
85
6
86
86
3
87
87
3
88
88
2
89
89
4
91
91
2
93
93
1
98
98
1
999
Unspecified
714
Age of wife
25284
20
999
20
20
8
21
21
13
22
22
43
23
23
94
24
24
134
25
25
212
26
26
265
27
27
363
28
28
465
29
29
562
30
30
624
31
31
729
32
32
823
33
33
901
34
34
916
35
35
1079
36
36
1060
37
37
950
38
38
967
39
39
968
40
40
911
41
41
1027
42
42
909
43
43
973
44
44
877
45
45
865
46
46
866
47
47
719
48
48
756
49
49
675
50
50
605
51
51
518
52
52
500
53
53
453
54
54
392
55
55
327
56
56
282
57
57
273
58
58
248
59
59
203
60
60
188
61
61
169
62
62
129
63
63
110
64
64
84
65
65
67
66
66
61
67
67
52
68
68
50
69
69
33
70
70
31
71
71
21
72
72
19
73
73
15
74
74
13
75
75
11
76
76
5
77
77
4
78
78
5
79
3
80
80
2
81
81
1
82
82
2
83
83
3
84
84
4
85
85
1
86
86
1
87
87
2
999
Unspecified
643
Way of solemnisation
25284
1
9
1
Religious
11535
2
DHA
11543
9
Unspecified
2206
Matrimonial property system
25284
1
9
1
In community of property
20758
2
Out of community of property
1375
3
Out of community of property (excluding accrual system)
826
4
Out of community of property (including accrual system)
1595
5
Other
0
9
Unspecified
730
Month of marriage
25284
1
99
1
January
1683
2
February
1799
3
March
2099
4
April
2108
5
May
1758
6
June
1687
7
July
1683
8
August
1686
9
September
2227
10
October
2213
11
November
2261
12
December
3354
99
Unspecified
726
Year of marriage
25284
1957
9999
1957
1
1959
1
1960
1
1963
1
1964
1
1966
3
1967
6
1968
3
1969
7
1970
5
1971
8
1972
13
1973
14
1974
21
1975
26
1976
23
1977
28
1978
43
1979
37
1980
59
1981
64
1982
82
1983
94
1984
92
1985
107
1986
132
1987
124
1988
174
1989
205
1990
230
1991
282
1992
289
1993
326
1994
426
1995
426
1996
498
1997
485
1998
498
1999
601
2000
589
2001
606
2002
670
2003
790
2004
881
2005
926
2006
1046
2007
1171
2008
1235
2009
1247
2010
1328
2011
1443
2012
1438
2013
1452
2014
1366
2015
1227
2016
1010
2017
633
2018
60
9999
Unspecified
730
Number of children involved
25284
0
6
0
10982
1
7005
2
5492
3
1530
4
235
5
32
6
8
Month of divorce
25284
1
12
1
January
1554
2
February
2211
3
March
2115
4
April
1938
5
May
2386
6
June
2338
7
July
2233
8
August
2297
9
September
1978
10
October
2467
11
November
2347
12
December
1420
99
Unspecified
0
Year of divorce
25284
2018
2018
2018
25284
Duration of marriage
25284
0
999
Type of marriage
25284
1
9
1
Civil marriage
11997
2
Customary marriage
127
3
Civil union
163
9
Unspecified
12997
Involved in polygamous marriage
25284
1
9
1
Yes
157
2
No
11207
9
Unspecified
13920
Main grounds for divorce
25284
1
9
1
Adultery
3560
2
Abuse
1741
3
Childlessness
12
4
Desertion
2024
5
Financial difficulties
724
6
Medical Insanity
15
7
Imprisonment
48
8
Other (Specify)
0
9
Unspecified
17160