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21,969 divorces registered in 2016 — SIGI
By JT - Nov 28,2017 - Last updated at Nov 28,2017
AMMAN — The total number of divorces registered at Sharia courts in 2016 reached 21,969, including 19,919 divorces of Jordanian men and 2,050 of non-Jordanian men, the Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) said in a statement, citing the 2016 Department of Statistics report on Tuesday.
The divorces involved 19,487 cases for Jordanian women and 2,482 cases for non-Jordanian women. SIGI noted that 21.2 per cent of divorced men and 51.8 per cent of divorced women are under the age of 25, while 4,674 males and 11,397 females in the age group of 15-25 were divorced.
The institute said that 402 marriages, out of the total of 10,907 in 2016 ended in divorce in the same year.
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