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INEGI Data Show Falling Marriages as One-Third of Divorces Follow 21+ Years

Rising ages at marriage are increasing demand on courts to enforce child-support orders.

Se registraron 491,640 casamientos el año pasado.
43% de los divorcios judiciales involucró a menores de edad.
Manos sujetando anillos de matrimonio a los lados de un corazón de papel dividido, en representación del incremento de divorcios y la baja en la tasa de matrimonios en México reportados por el Inegi. | Magnific

Overview

  • INEGI published 2025 records on Sept. 29, 2026 showing 491,640 marriages and 155,254 divorces that year, a ratio of 31.6 divorces per 100 marriages.
  • The national marriage rate has fallen about 18% since 2016 and the average age at first marriage rose to 32.5 for women and 35.4 for men.
  • One third of divorces in 2025 ended unions that lasted 21 years or more, and the total number of divorces fell 4.1% from 2024.
  • Rates vary widely by state: Quintana Roo recorded the highest marriage rate, Mexico City the lowest, Campeche had the highest divorce rate and Nuevo León logged the largest absolute number of divorces.
  • Most dissolutions were divorcio incausado handled by courts, 43% of judicial divorces involved at least one minor, and reforms such as the national child-support registry and a new civil and family procedure code due before April 1, 2027 aim to strengthen enforcement and provisional protections.