Marriages and Divorces 2014
DDI_ZAF_2016_MD_v01_M
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ZAF_2016_MD_v01_M
Marriages and Divorces 2016
MD 2016
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 2016 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2018. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/rt9q-fn75
Version 01: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version 1 of the Marriages and Divorces 2016 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 recoreded by the Department of Home Affairs and all divorce applications that were granted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in 2016 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 2016 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2018. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/rt9q-fn75
Public use files, available to all
md-2016-civil-marriages-v1.NSDstat
139512
9
Nesstar 200801
Data on civil marriage
md-2016-civil-unions-v1.NSDstat
1331
6
Nesstar 200801
Data on civil unions
md-2016-customary-marriages-v1.NSDstat
3978
6
Nesstar 200801
Data on customary marriages
md-2016-divorces-v1.NSDstat
25326
24
Nesstar 200801
Data on divorces
Name of Province
139512
1
99
1
Western Cape
20565
2
Eastern Cape
15438
3
Northern Cape
4278
4
Free State
9219
5
KwaZulu-Natal
21440
6
North West
9699
7
Gauteng
36413
8
Mpumalanga
7663
9
Limpopo
9409
97
Unknown
118
98
Outside RSA
372
99
Unspecified
4898
Month of Marriage
139512
1
12
1
January
9077
2
February
10360
3
March
11801
4
April
12498
5
May
9980
6
June
9177
7
July
9855
8
August
9609
9
September
12118
10
October
13677
11
November
13098
12
December
18262
Year of Marriage
139512
2016
2016
2016
2016
139512
Way of Solemnisation
139512
1
9
1
Religious
43359
2
DHA
80748
9
Unspecified
15405
Marital status of Bridegroom
139512
1
9
1
Bachelor
113738
2
Divorcee
5151
3
Widower
1343
9
Unspecified
19280
Marital status of Bride
139512
1
9
1
Spinster
120501
2
Divorcee
3337
3
Widow
1044
9
Unspecified
14630
Age of Bridegroom
139512
15
999
15
15
1
16
16
1
17
17
2
18
18
20
19
19
81
20
20
184
21
21
444
22
22
844
23
23
1583
24
24
2375
25
25
3497
26
26
4383
27
27
5148
28
28
5694
29
29
5904
30
30
6304
31
31
6683
32
32
6447
33
33
6338
34
34
6332
35
35
5583
36
36
5266
37
37
4932
38
38
4507
39
39
4571
40
40
4215
41
41
3994
42
42
3869
43
43
3379
44
44
3371
45
45
2689
46
46
2920
47
47
2453
48
48
2317
49
49
1956
50
50
1989
51
51
1821
52
52
1726
53
53
1588
54
54
1461
55
55
1236
56
56
1252
57
57
983
58
58
1077
59
59
876
60
60
890
61
61
720
62
62
661
63
63
612
64
64
597
65
65
494
66
66
485
67
67
386
68
68
313
69
69
280
70
70
236
71
71
186
72
72
153
73
73
144
74
74
180
75
75
117
76
76
136
77
77
95
78
78
97
79
79
70
80
80
58
81
81
43
82
82
44
83
83
37
84
84
40
85
85
23
86
86
40
87
87
21
88
88
15
89
89
10
90
90
13
91
91
4
92
92
3
93
93
1
95
95
2
96
96
1
97
97
5
98
98
1
99
99
1
999
Unspecified
2
Age of Bride
139512
13
98
13
13
1
14
14
2
15
15
4
16
16
16
17
17
76
18
18
266
19
19
685
20
20
1168
21
21
1943
22
22
2821
23
23
4154
24
24
5401
25
25
6724
26
26
7499
27
27
7749
28
28
7471
29
29
7332
30
30
7389
31
31
7147
32
32
6638
33
33
6032
34
34
5715
35
35
4959
36
36
4497
37
37
4083
38
38
3489
39
39
3428
40
40
3135
41
41
2879
42
42
2763
43
43
2356
44
44
2413
45
45
1852
46
46
1935
47
47
1590
48
48
1607
49
49
1271
50
50
1301
51
51
1134
52
52
1054
53
53
988
54
54
838
55
55
659
56
56
682
57
57
554
58
58
517
59
59
421
60
60
469
61
61
346
62
62
262
63
63
272
64
64
244
65
65
180
66
66
166
67
67
168
68
68
126
69
69
98
70
70
86
71
71
68
72
72
54
73
73
46
74
74
54
75
75
39
76
76
36
77
77
34
78
78
21
79
79
22
80
80
23
81
81
13
82
82
8
83
83
10
84
84
7
85
85
3
86
86
8
87
87
3
88
88
2
89
89
2
92
92
1
94
94
1
95
95
1
98
98
1
Age difference between bridegroom and bride
139512
0
9
0
Spouses same age
10956
1
Bridegroom older
106635
2
Bridegroom younger
21919
9
Unspecified
2
Name of Province
1331
1
99
1
Western Cape
358
2
Eastern Cape
57
3
Northern Cape
15
4
Free State
36
5
KwaZulu-Natal
249
6
North West
29
7
Gauteng
494
8
Mpumalanga
22
9
Limpopo
17
98
Outside RSA
4
99
Unspecified
50
Month of Registration
1331
1
12
1
January
62
2
February
114
3
March
126
4
April
125
5
May
97
6
June
88
7
July
77
8
August
105
9
September
150
10
October
124
11
November
121
12
December
142
Year of Registration
1331
2016
2016
2016
2016
1331
Age of Spouses-1
1331
20
84
20
20
4
21
21
6
22
22
12
23
23
13
24
24
24
25
25
37
26
26
43
27
27
37
28
28
58
29
29
70
30
30
61
31
31
68
32
32
64
33
33
53
34
34
59
35
35
47
36
36
40
37
37
43
38
38
39
39
39
44
40
40
39
41
41
41
42
42
25
43
43
25
44
44
31
45
45
30
46
46
31
47
47
24
48
48
21
49
49
29
50
50
34
51
51
17
52
52
18
53
53
15
54
54
15
55
55
8
56
56
19
57
57
11
58
58
12
59
59
5
60
60
5
61
61
4
62
62
8
63
63
4
64
64
9
65
65
4
66
66
2
67
67
2
68
68
1
69
69
3
70
70
5
71
71
2
72
72
1
74
74
1
75
75
1
76
76
3
77
77
2
78
78
1
84
84
1
Age of Spouses-2
1331
19
86
19
19
3
20
20
5
21
21
7
22
22
22
23
23
34
24
24
50
25
25
63
26
26
53
27
27
58
28
28
69
29
29
62
30
30
72
31
31
76
32
32
46
33
33
74
34
34
51
35
35
36
36
36
49
37
37
29
38
38
29
39
39
29
40
40
32
41
41
33
42
42
22
43
43
22
44
44
26
45
45
22
46
46
22
47
47
28
48
48
26
49
49
14
50
50
24
51
51
12
52
52
16
53
53
19
54
54
11
55
55
9
56
56
13
57
57
6
58
58
11
59
59
8
60
60
6
61
61
4
62
62
9
63
63
6
64
64
1
66
66
2
67
67
4
69
69
1
72
72
2
76
76
2
86
86
1
Age difference between Spouses-1 and Spouses-2
1331
0
2
0
Spouses same age
83
1
Spouses-1 older
821
2
Spouses-1 younger
427
Name of Province
3978
1
99
1
Western Cape
13
2
Eastern Cape
405
3
Northern Cape
22
4
Free State
39
5
KwaZulu-Natal
1680
6
North West
52
7
Gauteng
224
8
Mpumalanga
318
9
Limpopo
1110
97
Unknown
92
98
Outside RSA
19
99
Unspecified
4
Year of Marriage
3978
1934
9999
1934
1934
1
1947
1947
1
1948
1948
1
1950
1950
3
1951
1951
2
1952
1952
2
1953
1953
1
1954
1954
6
1955
1955
6
1956
1956
9
1957
1957
8
1958
1958
19
1959
1959
12
1960
1960
19
1961
1961
14
1962
1962
15
1963
1963
20
1964
1964
13
1965
1965
26
1966
1966
26
1967
1967
30
1968
1968
38
1969
1969
55
1970
1970
34
1971
1971
39
1972
1972
41
1973
1973
51
1974
1974
60
1975
1975
60
1976
1976
75
1977
1977
63
1978
1978
60
1979
1979
65
1980
1980
74
1981
1981
74
1982
1982
83
1983
1983
69
1984
1984
84
1985
1985
69
1986
1986
71
1987
1987
65
1988
1988
82
1989
1989
77
1990
1990
77
1991
1991
69
1992
1992
60
1993
1993
66
1994
1994
68
1995
1995
60
1996
1996
53
1997
1997
45
1998
1998
59
1999
1999
58
2000
2000
39
2001
2001
34
2002
2002
34
2003
2003
33
2004
2004
36
2005
2005
37
2006
2006
48
2007
2007
52
2008
2008
81
2009
2009
60
2010
2010
93
2011
2011
77
2012
2012
98
2013
2013
97
2014
2014
102
2015
2015
234
2016
2016
573
9999
Unspecified
12
Year of Registration
3978
2016
2016
2016
2016
3978
Age of Bridegroom
3978
14
999
14
14
5
15
15
4
16
16
2
17
17
3
18
18
23
19
19
36
20
20
57
21
21
96
22
22
120
23
23
141
24
24
163
25
25
145
26
26
152
27
27
161
28
28
156
29
29
165
30
30
135
31
31
153
32
32
160
33
33
147
34
34
146
35
35
129
36
36
133
37
37
96
38
38
104
39
39
124
40
40
102
41
41
79
42
42
85
43
43
82
44
44
69
45
45
65
46
46
59
47
47
61
48
48
57
49
49
50
50
50
53
51
51
52
52
52
42
53
53
31
54
54
32
55
55
28
56
56
26
57
57
23
58
58
23
59
59
22
60
60
23
61
61
21
62
62
15
63
63
12
64
64
14
65
65
14
66
66
9
67
67
11
68
68
8
69
69
4
70
70
7
71
71
3
72
72
3
73
73
1
74
74
3
75
75
3
76
76
3
77
77
1
78
78
4
79
79
4
80
80
1
81
81
1
83
83
1
88
88
1
90
90
1
95
95
1
999
Unspecified
12
Age of Bride
3978
12
999
12
12
10
13
13
10
14
14
12
15
15
40
16
16
74
17
17
106
18
18
165
19
19
187
20
20
169
21
21
187
22
22
192
23
23
169
24
24
177
25
25
190
26
26
180
27
27
168
28
28
177
29
29
158
30
30
144
31
31
116
32
32
130
33
33
100
34
34
118
35
35
94
36
36
85
37
37
77
38
38
81
39
39
71
40
40
58
41
41
48
42
42
66
43
43
40
44
44
41
45
45
41
46
46
35
47
47
32
48
48
24
49
49
27
50
50
16
51
51
20
52
52
13
53
53
21
54
54
19
55
55
11
56
56
11
57
57
8
58
58
6
59
59
6
60
60
10
61
61
6
62
62
3
63
63
1
64
64
3
65
65
4
66
66
1
68
68
1
69
69
2
73
73
1
75
75
1
77
77
1
85
85
1
91
91
1
999
Unspecified
12
Age difference between bridegroom and bride
3978
0
9
0
Spouses same age
198
1
Bridegroom older
3411
2
Bridegroom younger
357
9
Either bridegroom or bride age is missing
12
Name of Province
25326
1
9
1
Western Cape
6224
2
Eastern Cape
3352
3
Northern Cape
638
4
Free State
2361
5
KwaZulu-Natal
4314
6
North West
558
7
Gauteng
5816
8
Mpumalanga
1035
9
Limpopo
1028
Population group of husband
25326
1
9
1
Black African
10980
2
Coloured
4949
3
Indian/Asian
1728
4
White
6477
5
Other
95
9
Unspecified
1097
Population group of wife
25326
1
9
1
Black African
10944
2
Coloured
5094
3
Indian/Asian
1648
4
White
6418
5
Other
20
9
Unspecified
1202
Population group of couple
25326
1
9
1
Black African
10641
2
Coloured
4711
3
Indian/Asian
1529
4
White
6293
5
Mixed
841
9
Unspecified
1311
Occupation of Husband
25326
0
99
0
Not economically active
4378
1
Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations
2410
2
Managers and administrators
3478
3
Clerical and sales occupations
1607
4
Transport, delivery and communications
902
5
Service occupations
2281
6
Farming and related occupations
114
7
Artisans, apprentice and related occupations
1720
8
Production foreman, mine and quarry workers
1008
99
Unspecified
7428
Occupation of wife
25326
0
99
0
Not economically active
6103
1
Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations
3113
2
Managers and administrators
1931
3
Clerical and sales occupations
3248
4
Transport, delivery and communications
63
5
Service occupations
2043
6
Farming and related occupations
20
7
Artisans, apprentice and related occupations
257
8
Production foreman, mine and quarry workers
415
99
Unspecified
8133
Sex of plaintiff
25326
1
9
1
Male
8651
2
Female
12954
3
Both
1868
9
Unspecified
1853
Marital status of husband
25326
1
9
1
Bachelor
20172
2
Widower
383
3
Divorcee
2953
9
Unspecified
1818
Marital status of wife
25326
1
9
1
Spinster
20378
2
Widow
357
3
Divorcee
2514
9
Unspecified
2077
Number of times husband married
25326
1
99
1
1
20871
2
2
3018
3
3
340
4
4
73
5
5
18
6
6
4
11
11
1
12
12
1
99
Unspecified
1000
Number of times wife married
25326
1
99
1
1
21175
2
2
2611
3
3
294
4
4
51
5
5
5
6
6
1
8
8
1
99
Unspecified
1188
Age of husband
25326
20
999
20
20
1
21
21
3
22
22
10
23
23
27
24
24
35
25
25
81
26
26
122
27
27
155
28
28
226
29
29
294
30
30
397
31
31
493
32
32
566
33
33
625
34
34
756
35
35
695
36
36
788
37
37
751
38
38
841
39
39
864
40
40
914
41
41
978
42
42
968
43
43
912
44
44
1003
45
45
902
46
46
992
47
47
907
48
48
907
49
49
795
50
50
791
51
51
646
52
52
730
53
53
658
54
54
562
55
55
488
56
56
476
57
57
355
58
58
361
59
59
290
60
60
268
61
61
242
62
62
197
63
63
179
64
64
198
65
65
119
66
66
128
67
67
95
68
68
95
69
69
87
70
70
53
71
71
52
72
72
51
73
73
33
74
74
32
75
75
22
76
76
28
77
77
26
78
78
15
79
79
16
80
80
7
81
81
11
82
82
10
83
83
1
84
84
7
85
85
4
86
86
6
87
87
1
89
89
3
93
93
1
97
97
1
999
Unspecified
973
Age of wife
25326
19
999
19
19
3
20
20
14
21
21
29
22
22
61
23
23
96
24
24
152
25
25
223
26
26
318
27
27
380
28
28
467
29
29
579
30
30
755
31
31
848
32
32
892
33
33
910
34
34
1026
35
35
908
36
36
971
37
37
964
38
38
939
39
39
942
40
40
949
41
41
892
42
42
903
43
43
904
44
44
898
45
45
813
46
46
791
47
47
760
48
48
752
49
49
626
50
50
559
51
51
527
52
52
487
53
53
436
54
54
395
55
55
332
56
56
289
57
57
237
58
58
260
59
59
171
60
60
169
61
61
136
62
62
116
63
63
94
64
64
89
65
65
70
66
66
45
67
67
44
68
68
43
69
69
33
70
70
27
71
71
26
72
72
23
73
73
7
74
74
4
75
75
6
76
76
5
77
77
10
78
78
7
79
79
3
80
80
4
81
81
2
82
82
4
84
84
1
87
87
1
89
89
1
999
Unspecified
898
Way of solemnisation
25326
1
9
1
Religious
11794
2
DHA
10971
9
Unspecified
2561
Matrimonial property system
25326
1
9
1
In community of property
20445
2
Out of community of property
2048
3
Out of community of property (excluding accrual system)
650
4
Out of community of property (including accrual system)
1301
5
Other
0
9
Unspecified
882
Month of marriage
25326
1
99
1
January
1735
2
February
1718
3
March
2087
4
April
2067
5
May
1794
6
June
1633
7
July
1662
8
August
1723
9
September
2210
10
October
2195
11
November
2285
12
December
3251
99
Unspecified
966
Year of marriage
25326
1953
9999
1953
1
1955
1
1956
1
1959
1
1960
1
1961
1
1962
2
1963
3
1964
3
1965
3
1966
5
1967
4
1968
13
1969
5
1970
11
1971
11
1972
15
1973
28
1974
19
1975
36
1976
40
1977
50
1978
46
1979
52
1980
76
1981
87
1982
116
1983
111
1984
146
1985
165
1986
187
1987
208
1988
247
1989
250
1990
320
1991
327
1992
388
1993
390
1994
461
1995
494
1996
543
1997
563
1998
617
1999
663
2000
677
2001
763
2002
795
2003
872
2004
1007
2005
1084
2006
1197
2007
1298
2008
1368
2009
1324
2010
1418
2011
1409
2012
1378
2013
1309
2014
1050
2015
637
2016
62
9999
Unspecified
967
Number of minor children involved
25326
0
7
0
11404
1
6979
2
5356
3
1344
4
200
5
32
6
10
7
1
Month of divorce
25326
1
12
1
January
1388
2
February
2117
3
March
2058
4
April
1940
5
May
2296
6
June
2365
7
July
2246
8
August
2204
9
September
2202
10
October
2265
11
November
2444
12
December
1801
99
Unspecified
0
Year of divorce
25326
2016
2016
2016
25326
Duration of marriage
25326
0
999
Type of marriage
25326
1
9
1
Civil marriage
8471
2
Customary marriage
90
3
Civil union
116
9
Unspecified
16649
Involved in polygamous marriage
25326
1
9
1
Yes
134
2
No
7563
9
Unspecified
17629
Main grounds for divorce
25326
1
9
1
Adultery
2383
2
Abuse
1266
3
Childlessness
8
4
Desertion
1656
5
Financial difficulties
531
6
Medical Insanity
15
7
Imprisonment
37
8
Other (Specify)
0
9
Unspecified
19430