Overview

• Germany recorded 349,200 marriages in 2024, marking a 3.3% decrease from the previous year.
• Approximately 129,300 couples divorced in 2024, a 0.3% increase over 2023 but still near the lowest annual total since 1990.
• Divorce figures have fallen almost 40% since 2003, highlighting a persistent decline in marital separations over two decades.
• Same-sex unions accounted for about 8,800 new marriages in 2024 and 1,500 divorces, with dissolutions up by roughly 200 from 2023.
• More than half of divorcing couples in 2024 had children under 18, affecting 111,000 minors.