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# Women petitioned for 63% of divorces in England and Wales
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/women-petitioned-for-63-of-divorces-in-england-and-wales/
- Published: 2022-11-03T15:44:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T09:59:14.000Z
- Author: Julian Amani
- Tags: Data, News, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Women are more likely to petition for a divorce than men in opposite-sex marriages, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

In 2021, women petitioned for 63% of divorces in England and Wales in opposite-sex marriages and men made up the other 37% of divorces.

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Inh6w/2/

These results are similar to data seen in recent years, with 63% of divorces petitioned by women in 2020 and 62% in 2019.

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/IKKN2/1/

## Same-sex divorces

In same-sex marriages, men made up 33% of divorces in England and Wales, with women making up the other 67%.

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/KTcpc/11/

Same-sex divorces have only been possible since 2015 because same-sex marriages were legalised in the UK in 2014.

In 2015 there were 22 same-sex divorces. Since then, the number of divorces each year has risen exponentially.

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/rgL2p/1/