| New Zealand | | |
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) | 3.3 (2020) [29/45countries] | | |
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) | 1.5 (2020) [33/44countries] | | |
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year) | 0.45 (2008-2020) [24/44countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, men | 89.2% (2006) [7/36countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, women | 92.0% (2006) [8/36countries] | | |
% of those who have lived together without getting married | 18.4% (1994) [8/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first | 53.8% (2002) [24/33countries] | | |
% of those who lived with their husband or wife before they got married | 25.4% (1994) [14/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is better to have a bad marriage than no marriage at all | 2.9% (2002) [28/33countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main purpose of marriage these days is to have children | 12.7% (1994) [21/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security | 15.3% (1994) [21/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that adultery is always wrong | 67.3% (2018) [28/46countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex before marriage is always wrong | 12.5% (2008) [23/44countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex under 16 years old is always wrong | 70.5% (1994) [6/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that homosexuality is always wrong | 30.7% (2018) [32/47countries] | | |