Marriages and Divorces 2014
DDI_ZAF_2015_MD_v01_M
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ZAF_2015_MD_v01_M
Marriages and Divorces 2015
MD 2015
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 2015 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2017. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/g9qa-rf21
Version 01: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version 1 of the Marriages and Divorces 2015 dataset was downloaded from the Statistics South Africa website on the 4 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 2015 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 2015 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2017. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/g9qa-rf21
Public use files, available to all
md-2015-civil-marriages-v1.NSDstat
138627
9
Nesstar 200801
Data on civil marriage
md-2015-civil-unions-v1.NSDstat
1185
6
Nesstar 200801
Data on civil unions
md-2015-customary-marriages-v1.NSDstat
3467
6
Nesstar 200801
Data on customary marriages
md-2015-divorces-v1.NSDstat
25260
24
Nesstar 200801
Data on divorces
Name of Province
138627
1
99
1
Western Cape
22311
2
Eastern Cape
15279
3
Northern Cape
4107
4
Free State
8707
5
KwaZulu-Natal
21097
6
North West
9302
7
Gauteng
37180
8
Mpumalanga
7550
9
Limpopo
9165
97
Unknown
466
98
Outside RSA
460
99
Unspecified
3003
Month of Marriage
138627
1
12
1
January
9401
2
February
10340
3
March
11903
4
April
11795
5
May
10482
6
June
8696
7
July
9086
8
August
9836
9
September
11977
10
October
13500
11
November
13268
12
December
18343
Year of Marriage
138627
2015
2015
2015
2015
138627
Way of Solemnisation
138627
1
9
1
Religious
42523
2
DHA
80020
9
Unspecified
16084
Marital status of Bridegroom
138627
1
9
1
Bachelor
113891
2
Divorcee
5034
3
Widower
1439
9
Unspecified
18263
Marital status of Bride
138627
1
9
1
Spinster
120274
2
Divorcee
3317
3
Widow
1173
9
Unspecified
13863
Age of Bridegroom
138627
15
999
15
15
1
16
16
1
17
17
4
18
18
29
19
19
72
20
20
199
21
21
473
22
22
1022
23
23
1624
24
24
2622
25
25
3705
26
26
4498
27
27
5234
28
28
5622
29
29
6286
30
30
6741
31
31
6441
32
32
6504
33
33
6503
34
34
5832
35
35
5635
36
36
5372
37
37
4879
38
38
4609
39
39
4532
40
40
4393
41
41
3928
42
42
3567
43
43
3500
44
44
2900
45
45
2905
46
46
2511
47
47
2429
48
48
2089
49
49
1983
50
50
1861
51
51
1716
52
52
1699
53
53
1462
54
54
1238
55
55
1284
56
56
1112
57
57
1027
58
58
908
59
59
802
60
60
817
61
61
757
62
62
689
63
63
612
64
64
474
65
65
541
66
66
413
67
67
324
68
68
313
69
69
240
70
70
208
71
71
181
72
72
143
73
73
155
74
74
140
75
75
150
76
76
112
77
77
97
78
78
84
79
79
60
80
80
62
81
81
51
82
82
43
83
83
40
84
84
34
85
85
40
86
86
26
87
87
23
88
88
8
89
89
7
90
90
4
91
91
5
92
92
3
93
93
6
94
94
1
95
95
2
96
96
2
97
97
2
98
98
1
999
Unspecified
3
Age of Bride
138627
15
999
15
15
5
16
16
15
17
17
57
18
18
271
19
19
708
20
20
1317
21
21
2111
22
22
3215
23
23
4595
24
24
5814
25
25
6787
26
26
7495
27
27
7625
28
28
7783
29
29
7665
30
30
7684
31
31
6951
32
32
6449
33
33
6107
34
34
5199
35
35
4790
36
36
4351
37
37
3722
38
38
3553
39
39
3286
40
40
3158
41
41
2782
42
42
2549
43
43
2399
44
44
1956
45
45
1967
46
46
1737
47
47
1674
48
48
1364
49
49
1306
50
50
1256
51
51
1022
52
52
1005
53
53
855
54
54
716
55
55
653
56
56
596
57
57
557
58
58
431
59
59
390
60
60
394
61
61
323
62
62
256
63
63
277
64
64
171
65
65
196
66
66
149
67
67
154
68
68
122
69
69
87
70
70
103
71
71
76
72
72
64
73
73
52
74
74
40
75
75
50
76
76
36
77
77
33
78
78
17
79
79
22
80
80
10
81
81
19
82
82
12
83
83
10
84
84
6
85
85
6
86
86
6
88
88
1
90
90
1
91
91
1
92
92
1
94
94
2
999
Unspecified
2
Age difference between bridegroom and bride
138627
0
9
0
Spouses same age
10751
1
Bridegroom older
106264
2
Bridegroom younger
21607
9
Unspecified
5
Name of Province
1185
1
99
1
Western Cape
346
2
Eastern Cape
49
3
Northern Cape
10
4
Free State
41
5
KwaZulu-Natal
220
6
North West
25
7
Gauteng
443
8
Mpumalanga
24
9
Limpopo
16
98
Outside RSA
4
99
Unspecified
7
Month of Registration
1185
1
12
1
January
58
2
February
87
3
March
107
4
April
116
5
May
91
6
June
79
7
July
81
8
August
95
9
September
120
10
October
123
11
November
111
12
December
117
Year of Registration
1185
2015
2015
2015
2015
1185
Age of Spouses-1
1185
19
84
19
19
2
20
20
4
21
21
7
22
22
2
23
23
12
24
24
19
25
25
27
26
26
42
27
27
40
28
28
50
29
29
54
30
30
54
31
31
57
32
32
50
33
33
55
34
34
57
35
35
45
36
36
45
37
37
48
38
38
41
39
39
43
40
40
35
41
41
36
42
42
28
43
43
30
44
44
22
45
45
24
46
46
17
47
47
33
48
48
20
49
49
31
50
50
13
51
51
7
52
52
10
53
53
17
54
54
8
55
55
13
56
56
12
57
57
8
58
58
13
59
59
9
60
60
8
61
61
3
62
62
2
63
63
3
64
64
5
65
65
2
66
66
2
67
67
4
68
68
4
70
70
4
71
71
1
72
72
2
73
73
2
76
76
1
79
79
1
84
84
1
Age of Spouses-2
1185
18
78
18
18
3
19
19
3
20
20
9
21
21
10
22
22
17
23
23
26
24
24
33
25
25
33
26
26
61
27
27
54
28
28
60
29
29
69
30
30
52
31
31
62
32
32
37
33
33
51
34
34
45
35
35
40
36
36
40
37
37
50
38
38
25
39
39
42
40
40
40
41
41
31
42
42
32
43
43
20
44
44
28
45
45
15
46
46
24
47
47
17
48
48
17
49
49
16
50
50
19
51
51
13
52
52
12
53
53
7
54
54
8
55
55
9
56
56
5
57
57
5
58
58
5
59
59
5
60
60
6
61
61
5
62
62
4
63
63
4
64
64
3
65
65
4
66
66
1
67
67
1
68
68
1
70
70
1
71
71
3
73
73
1
78
78
1
Age difference between Spouses-1 and Spouses-2
1185
0
2
0
Spouses same age
92
1
Spouses-1 older
720
2
Spouses-1 younger
373
Name of Province
3467
1
99
1
Western Cape
63
2
Eastern Cape
269
3
Northern Cape
82
4
Free State
49
5
KwaZulu-Natal
1686
6
North West
37
7
Gauteng
212
8
Mpumalanga
388
9
Limpopo
603
97
Unknown
71
99
Unspecified
7
Year of Marriage
3467
1946
2015
1946
1946
1
1949
1949
2
1950
1950
3
1951
1951
2
1952
1952
3
1953
1953
3
1954
1954
3
1955
1955
4
1956
1956
5
1957
1957
8
1958
1958
9
1959
1959
10
1960
1960
15
1961
1961
15
1962
1962
14
1963
1963
16
1964
1964
12
1965
1965
12
1966
1966
17
1967
1967
35
1968
1968
23
1969
1969
38
1970
1970
43
1971
1971
36
1972
1972
40
1973
1973
60
1974
1974
59
1975
1975
60
1976
1976
69
1977
1977
65
1978
1978
61
1979
1979
63
1980
1980
65
1981
1981
73
1982
1982
82
1983
1983
62
1984
1984
88
1985
1985
64
1986
1986
57
1987
1987
78
1988
1988
83
1989
1989
59
1990
1990
73
1991
1991
51
1992
1992
70
1993
1993
65
1994
1994
70
1995
1995
57
1996
1996
44
1997
1997
44
1998
1998
53
1999
1999
44
2000
2000
37
2001
2001
8
2002
2002
16
2003
2003
15
2004
2004
23
2005
2005
35
2006
2006
25
2007
2007
28
2008
2008
38
2009
2009
38
2010
2010
46
2011
2011
45
2012
2012
59
2013
2013
59
2014
2014
206
2015
2015
701
Year of Registration
3467
2015
2015
2015
2015
3467
Age of Bridegroom
3467
15
999
15
15
1
16
16
2
17
17
2
18
18
8
19
19
30
20
20
45
21
21
74
22
22
89
23
23
97
24
24
120
25
25
131
26
26
129
27
27
140
28
28
159
29
29
147
30
30
145
31
31
121
32
32
158
33
33
120
34
34
107
35
35
109
36
36
132
37
37
90
38
38
112
39
39
122
40
40
81
41
41
66
42
42
90
43
43
82
44
44
58
45
45
66
46
46
56
47
47
53
48
48
52
49
49
42
50
50
38
51
51
39
52
52
40
53
53
38
54
54
31
55
55
20
56
56
29
57
57
19
58
58
26
59
59
10
60
60
10
61
61
14
62
62
11
63
63
17
64
64
10
65
65
15
66
66
8
67
67
6
68
68
7
69
69
5
70
70
5
72
72
3
73
73
4
74
74
4
75
75
2
76
76
7
77
77
3
78
78
2
79
79
4
83
83
1
999
Unspecified
3
Age of Bride
3467
8
999
8
8
1
9
9
1
10
10
1
11
11
1
13
13
1
14
14
6
15
15
15
16
16
29
17
17
65
18
18
92
19
19
137
20
20
173
21
21
151
22
22
172
23
23
174
24
24
152
25
25
187
26
26
137
27
27
177
28
28
135
29
29
159
30
30
138
31
31
135
32
32
119
33
33
110
34
34
92
35
35
95
36
36
86
37
37
76
38
38
77
39
39
58
40
40
61
41
41
52
42
42
42
43
43
37
44
44
28
45
45
43
46
46
24
47
47
24
48
48
22
49
49
27
50
50
13
51
51
17
52
52
18
53
53
15
54
54
7
55
55
11
56
56
6
57
57
12
58
58
6
59
59
3
60
60
5
61
61
7
62
62
7
63
63
5
64
64
5
66
66
3
67
67
1
68
68
2
69
69
1
70
70
1
72
72
1
73
73
1
75
75
1
77
77
1
78
78
1
85
85
3
999
Unspecified
2
Age difference between bridegroom and bride
3467
0
9
0
Spouses same age
189
1
Bridegroom older
2940
2
Bridegroom younger
335
9
Either bridegroom or bride age is missing
3
Name of Province
25260
1
9
1
Western Cape
4854
2
Eastern Cape
3398
3
Northern Cape
589
4
Free State
2187
5
KwaZulu-Natal
4140
6
North West
665
7
Gauteng
6544
8
Mpumalanga
1747
9
Limpopo
1136
Population group of husband
25260
1
9
1
Black African
11170
2
Coloured
4430
3
Indian/Asian
1774
4
White
6749
5
Other
131
9
Unspecified
1006
Population group of wife
25260
1
9
1
Black African
11131
2
Coloured
4611
3
Indian/Asian
1682
4
White
6708
5
Other
25
9
Unspecified
1103
Population group of couple
25260
1
9
1
Black African
10841
2
Coloured
4213
3
Indian/Asian
1566
4
White
6588
5
Mixed
837
9
Unspecified
1215
Occupation of Husband
25260
0
99
0
Not economically active
4255
1
Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations
2580
2
Managers and administrators
3405
3
Clerical and sales occupations
1470
4
Transport, delivery and communications
905
5
Service occupations
2161
6
Farming and related occupations
106
7
Artisans, apprentice and related occupations
1646
8
Production foreman, mine and quarry workers
1034
99
Unspecified
7698
Occupation of wife
25260
0
99
0
Not economically active
6207
1
Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations
3121
2
Managers and administrators
1814
3
Clerical and sales occupations
3087
4
Transport, delivery and communications
56
5
Service occupations
1891
6
Farming and related occupations
19
7
Artisans, apprentice and related occupations
173
8
Production foreman, mine and quarry workers
349
99
Unspecified
8543
Sex of plaintiff
25260
1
9
1
Male
8538
2
Female
13038
3
Both
2171
9
Unspecified
1513
Marital status of husband
25260
1
9
1
Bachelor
20010
2
Widower
398
3
Divorcee
2974
9
Unspecified
1878
Marital status of wife
25260
1
9
1
Spinster
20189
2
Widow
399
3
Divorcee
2417
9
Unspecified
2255
Number of times husband married
25260
1
99
1
1
20823
2
2
3028
3
3
385
4
4
74
5
5
20
6
6
9
99
Unspecified
921
Number of times wife married
25260
1
99
1
1
21204
2
2
2575
3
3
314
4
4
69
5
5
12
6
6
10
99
Unspecified
1076
Age of husband
25260
16
999
16
16
1
19
19
1
20
20
2
21
21
5
22
22
13
23
23
27
24
24
50
25
25
88
26
26
118
27
27
191
28
28
219
29
29
334
30
30
427
31
31
518
32
32
577
33
33
667
34
34
754
35
35
755
36
36
768
37
37
740
38
38
838
39
39
897
40
40
921
41
41
947
42
42
963
43
43
1019
44
44
931
45
45
956
46
46
909
47
47
901
48
48
923
49
49
783
50
50
749
51
51
703
52
52
682
53
53
556
54
54
484
55
55
501
56
56
415
57
57
396
58
58
315
59
59
296
60
60
216
61
61
200
62
62
215
63
63
169
64
64
136
65
65
120
66
66
108
67
67
85
68
68
91
69
69
85
70
70
45
71
71
54
72
72
43
73
73
39
74
74
25
75
75
23
76
76
22
77
77
18
78
78
14
79
79
11
80
80
11
81
81
10
82
82
5
83
83
4
84
84
2
85
85
3
86
86
7
87
87
3
90
90
3
92
92
1
999
Unspecified
1152
Age of wife
25260
17
999
17
17
1
18
18
2
19
19
6
20
20
10
21
21
40
22
22
65
23
23
123
24
24
197
25
25
243
26
26
366
27
27
420
28
28
575
29
29
604
30
30
745
31
31
815
32
32
875
33
33
955
34
34
935
35
35
939
36
36
938
37
37
933
38
38
908
39
39
930
40
40
957
41
41
910
42
42
970
43
43
953
44
44
863
45
45
809
46
46
766
47
47
767
48
48
672
49
49
644
50
50
559
51
51
542
52
52
469
53
53
405
54
54
330
55
55
320
56
56
247
57
57
231
58
58
214
59
59
168
60
60
141
61
61
119
62
62
94
63
63
101
64
64
57
65
65
55
66
66
58
67
67
47
68
68
36
69
69
26
70
70
28
71
71
23
72
72
17
73
73
12
74
74
11
75
75
8
76
76
8
77
77
2
78
78
4
79
79
4
80
80
4
82
82
1
83
83
1
87
87
1
999
Unspecified
981
Way of solemnisation
25260
1
9
1
Religious
12016
2
DHA
11077
9
Unspecified
2167
Matrimonial property system
25260
1
9
1
In community of property
20444
2
Out of community of property
1328
3
Out of community of property (excluding accrual system)
1026
4
Out of community of property (including accrual system)
1519
5
Other
67
9
Unspecified
876
Month of marriage
25260
1
99
1
January
1699
2
February
1829
3
March
1989
4
April
2085
5
May
1841
6
June
1683
7
July
1786
8
August
1684
9
September
2195
10
October
2149
11
November
2184
12
December
3199
99
Unspecified
937
Year of marriage
25260
1956
9999
1956
1
1957
1
1960
2
1961
1
1962
2
1963
6
1964
1
1965
5
1966
5
1967
6
1968
7
1969
13
1970
19
1971
17
1972
20
1973
20
1974
21
1975
36
1976
48
1977
48
1978
43
1979
65
1980
82
1981
94
1982
117
1983
135
1984
158
1985
176
1986
199
1987
222
1988
250
1989
329
1990
349
1991
428
1992
418
1993
420
1994
525
1995
580
1996
547
1997
598
1998
660
1999
712
2000
725
2001
764
2002
824
2003
968
2004
1058
2005
1129
2006
1262
2007
1358
2008
1446
2009
1465
2010
1446
2011
1417
2012
1337
2013
1015
2014
656
2015
62
9999
Unspecified
942
Number of minor children involved
25260
0
7
0
11215
1
7129
2
5234
3
1409
4
233
5
31
6
8
7
1
Month of divorce
25260
1
12
1
January
1211
2
February
2127
3
March
2196
4
April
2029
5
May
2231
6
June
2183
7
July
2531
8
August
2369
9
September
2166
10
October
2380
11
November
2246
12
December
1591
99
Unspecified
0
Year of divorce
25260
2015
2015
2015
25260
Duration of marriage
25260
0
999
Type of marriage
25260
1
9
1
Civil marriage
3629
2
Customary marriage
56
3
Civil union
33
9
Unspecified
21542
Involved in polygamous marriage
25260
1
9
1
Yes
69
2
No
3209
9
Unspecified
21982
Main grounds for divorce
25260
1
9
1
Adultery
1012
2
Abuse
564
3
Childlessness
14
4
Desertion
638
5
Financial difficulties
242
6
Medical Insanity
5
7
Imprisonment
13
8
Other (Specify)
819
9
Unspecified
21953