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Marriage dissolutions due to divorce and death, average age

Marriages between partners of the same and opposite sex, partnership registrations and marriage partners

In 2019, the share of minor children (under 18) witnessing their parents’ divorce or separation stood at 1.5 percent. This is equivalent to nearly 49 thousand children, 6.5 thousand more than in 1999.

On 1 April 2021, it will be 20 years ago that the first same-sex marriage was concluded in the Netherlands.