Divorces
The number of divorces in England and Wales in 2012 was 118,140, an increase of 582 over the 2011 figure
There were 13 divorces an hour in England and Wales in 2012.
The divorce rate has been stable over the last year standing at 10.8 divorcing people per thousand married population. It was 13.3 per thousand in 2002.
The average age at divorce was 45 for men and 42 for women.
Overall 42% of marriages will end in divorce.
Source http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2012/info-divorces.html and
The number of marriages dissolved in Northern Ireland in 2011 was 2,343. This a decrease from 2010 when there were 2,600 divorces.
Source Statistical Bulletin: Marriages, divorces and civil partnerships in NI (2010) Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency July 2011
There were 9,862 divorces in Scotland in 2011; the lowest number of divorces in Scotland since 1979.