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Kuwait: 1,000 More Marriages Recorded In 2020 Compared To 2019
Statistics from the Ministry of Justice revealed that in 2020 Kuwait saw an increase in marriages and decrease in divorce rates compared to 2019, local media reported.
Dr. Fahad Al Daen, Director of the Sharia Authentication Department at the Ministry of Justice, described 2020 as a year of “happiness and family bonding” as there were 1,000 more marriages than the previous year.
Of the 12,973 marriages that took place last year, around 82 per cent of them were Kuwaiti men, majority of which married Kuwaiti women. The statistics revealed that 1,044 Kuwaiti men got married to non-Kuwaiti women.
Divorce rates drop
In terms of non-Kuwaitis, the total number of marriages that were registered were 2,025, with 418 of non-Kuwaiti men marrying Kuwaiti women.
Unlike many countries around the world, the divorce rate dropped in 2020 as Kuwait witnessed 1,000 less cases compared to 2019.
Majority of divorce that occurred were between citizens, with around 3,953 divorce cases filed. The total number of divorces for 2020 were 5,932.
SOURCE GULFNEWS
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