Marriages and Divorces 2021

South Africa, 2021

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ZAF_2021_MD_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Aug 12, 2025

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Aug 12, 2025

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Age difference between bridegroom and bride (AgeDiff)

Data file: md-2021-civil-marriages-v1

Overview

Valid: 1000

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 2

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Spouses same age	77	7.7%
1	Bridegroom older	773	77.3%
2	Bridegroom younger	150	15%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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