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POPULATION · MARRIAGE & DIVORCE · MALAYSIA

Marriage and divorce registrations both fell in 2023

Malaysia recorded 188,100 marriages and 57,835 divorces in 2023, down from 215,022 marriages and 63,338 divorces in 2022.

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)21 Nov 2024 · reports 2023 and 2022
SHOW ME THE DATA2022 → 2023 · registered marriages / divorces
PULSEKITA BEFORE / AFTER2022 → 2023
BEFORE / AFTER
ENTITY20222023CHANGE
Marriages215.0K→188.1K-26.9K
Divorces63.3K→57.8K-5.5K
Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)registered marriages / divorces
SourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗21 Nov 2024 · reports 2023 and 2022HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
IN BRIEF

Both registered marriages and divorces declined in 2023, with Muslim registrations making up roughly three-quarters of each national total.

METHOD & LIMITATIONS

How the numbers were calculated

PulseKita reproduces the national totals in DOSM's Marriage and Divorce, 2024 release. Malaysia uses parallel administrative systems: non-Muslim marriages and divorces are registered through JPN, while Muslim marriage and divorce records come through the Syariah administration. The story compares annual registered events, not unique households.

  • Registered marriages fell 12.5 per cent from 2022 to 2023.
  • Registered divorces fell 8.7 per cent over the same period.
  • Muslim marriages accounted for 74.5 per cent of total marriages in 2023; Muslim divorces accounted for 76.6 per cent of divorces.

Evidence trail

EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
  1. 1
    Declared sourceMarriage and Divorce, 2024
  2. 2
    TransformationPulseKita reproduces the national totals in DOSM's Marriage and Divorce, 2024 release. Malaysia uses parallel administrative systems: non-Muslim marriages and divorces are registered through JPN, while Muslim marriage and divorce records come through the Syariah administration. The story compares annual registered events, not unique households.
  3. 3
    Published visualBefore / after

Source

HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2022 → 2023
UNITregistered marriages / divorces
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED21 Nov 2024 · reports 2023 and 2022
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