英格兰和威尔士的离婚模式正在发生深刻变化。英国国家统计局最新数据显示，2025年该地区离婚婚姻的中位数长度达到13年，创历史新高，较2023年的12.7年继续延长。1这一趋势与全球格局相呼应，美国离婚婚姻中位数长度从2008年的10年上升至2023年的12年，德国和荷兰的数据则更高，分别为14.6年和14.7年。1
离婚年限延迟的原因多元复杂。在首个十年内离婚的比例大幅下降已成为关键指标——已婚于2015年的夫妇中仅16.3%在第十个周年时离婚，相比1995年已婚者的24.7%显著下降。1专家指出，这一现象可能与离婚成本高、2022年英国引入的无过错离婚制度、经济不确定性，以及女性为加强经济地位而推迟离婚决定等多重因素相关。1值得注意的是，英国同性婚姻的离婚中位数长度明显更短，男性同性伴侣为7.5年，女性同性伴侣为6.6年。1
The median length of marriages ending in divorce across England and Wales has climbed to 13 years, marking a historic peak, according to new data from the UK's Office for National Statistics 1. This represents an increase from 12.7 years in 2023, reflecting a broader trend of couples remaining married for longer periods before separation 1.
The shift is particularly pronounced among younger cohorts. Only 16.3 percent of couples who married in 2015 divorced by their tenth anniversary, compared with 24.7 percent of those who wed in 1995, indicating a substantial decline in early-stage divorces 1. Experts attribute this pattern to multiple converging factors, including the high financial costs associated with divorce proceedings, the introduction of no-fault divorce legislation in 2022, economic uncertainty, and women's tendency to delay divorce to strengthen their financial positions 1. The no-fault system established a minimum 20-week period from the start of proceedings to final decree, reshaping the legal landscape for separation 1.
The trend extends internationally. The United States saw its median divorce marriage length rise from 10 years in 2008 to 12 years by 2023 1, while Germany recorded a median of 14.6 years in 2025 and the Netherlands 14.7 years 1. Within the UK, same-sex marriages show different patterns, with male same-sex couples divorcing after a median of 7.5 years and female couples after 6.6 years as of 2025 1. Additionally, over 90 percent of people in Britain cohabitate before marriage, a practice that may influence later divorce timing 1.
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