Source: CSO (1994) Annual Abstract of Statistics HMSO, London.
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Marriages 397,846 387,021 389,286 395,797 393,117 393,939
Divorces 145,713 146,698 147,479 144,501 160,300 153,903
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Marriages 397,937 394,049 392,042 375,410 349,739
Divorces 151,007 152,633 150,872 153,386 158,745