The graph shows the number of marriages and divorces in the UK between 1975 and 2000.

The line graph gives information about the

number

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of

marriages

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and divorces in the UK over a

period

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of 25 years.

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,

while

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the

number

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of

marriages

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increased over the

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, the

number

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of first

marriages

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declined. The

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for divorces rose steadily. There were almost 500,000

marriages

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in the UK in 1975, and

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figure

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rose steadily to reach a peak of 640,000 in 1985. Despite a gradual decrease

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to 560,000

in 1995, the

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rose again to 570,000

at the end

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of the

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.

By contrast

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,

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the

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for first

marriages

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rose from 370,000 to 410,000 from 1975 to 1985, the

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then

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declined steadily to just over 300,000 in 2020.

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,

whereas

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the

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for second

marriages

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stood at only 200,000 in 1975,

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rose to 260,000 by the end of the

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. In 1975, there were only 80,000 divorces,

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this

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number

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more than doubled over the next 5 years. The numbers

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witnessed an increase to reach a peak of 250,000 by 2020, at times overtaking the figures for second

marriages

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.