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30.04.2014Marriages and divorces in Montenegro, 2013
In Montenegro, it was 3847 marriages, and 499 divorces, in 2013.
The number of marriages in 2013 is higher for 16.4 compare to 2012.
The average age of groom for the first marriage in 2013 is 31.3 and bride 27.6 years.
Of the total number of marriages:
91.9% (3 537) of groom and 94.1% (3 621) of bride get first marriage
7.5% (288) of groom, and 5.3% (203) of bride get second marriage
0.6% (22) of groom and 0.6% (23) of bride get third and over marriage
The highest number of marriages in 2013 was recorded in September 462 what are 12% from the total number of marriages.
In 2013 were 499 divorced, what is 3.1% less than in the 2012. The number of divorces per 1 000 marriages was 129.7.
Average age of husband at the moment of divorces in 2013 is 40.5 years and wife 36.4.
The average duration of a marriage ended in divorce was 10.9 years.
4.2% divorces were divorced in the first year of marriage;
50.5% of divorces lasted 1 to 9 years;
18.4% were divorced after 20 or more years of marriage.
In 39.9% of divorces were no dependent children, at 50.9% of divorces were one or two children, and 9.2% of divorces were three or more dependent children.
Of the total number of divorces with dependent children (300) in 85% of cases dependent children were entrusted to wife, while 14% to husband. The woman and her husband were untrusted children from 1% divorces with dependent children.







