The charts below show the number of marriages and divorces in the USA from 1930 to 2010.

The two charts show the

number

of

marriages

and

divorces

in the United States from 1930 to 2010. From the first chart, it is notable that the

number

of

marriages

increased significantly at the beginning of the period from 1.3

million

in 1930 to 2.4

million

in 1950.

However

, the total

number

of

marriages

constantly fell from 1.8

million

in 1960 to approximately 1.5

million

in 1980. Interestingly, the

number

of

marriages

rose abruptly between 1990 and 2010. These figures were about 2

million

and over 3.5

million

, respectively.

Furthermore

, the

number

of

divorces

was less than the

number

of

marriages

at the beginning of the period. The figure was less than 2000.

In contrast

, the figure experienced a significant increase by 1960 ( 600,000),

then

it dropped by 1980 (230,000). It is

also

noteworthy that after 1990, the

number

of

divorces

in the USA skyrocketed from 430,000 in 1990 to approximately 1,200,000 in 2010.

Overall

,

while

the

number

of

marriages

was higher than the

number

of

divorces

in the early 1990s, the

number

of both

marriages

and

divorces

surged after the 2000s.