A statistical report prepared by the Dubai Statistics Center in cooperation with the Community Development Authority and Dubai courts on divorce and marriage rates in the Emirate of Dubai over a period of four years revealed a decrease in the divorce rate in Dubai by 35% between 2016 and 2019.
The report pointed out that the divorce rate per thousand among Emiratis decreased from 3.76 in 2016 to 2.44 in 2019, this included all divorces in which one or both parties are Emiratis.
The report calculated all the cases of divorce and marriage of Emiratis registered with the Dubai courts, regardless of the region to which the population belongs, which aims to accurately measure the rates based on the surrounding social and environmental factors.
The report was also based on one of the most accurate global factors in measuring divorce rates, based on measuring divorce rates per thousand people.
The report showed a positive trend in the rate of divorce gradually decreasing over the past four years, as the net divorce rate among married couples in the emirate showed a decrease from 11.95 in 2016 to 7.95 in 2019 by 33.5%.
On the other hand, the report indicated that marriage rates also decreased from 11.47 per thousand to 9.47, with a rate of 17%, whether the parties to the marriage or one of them is Emirati.
There is a number of ways to calculate marriage and divorce rates based on various factors and their uses vary, indicating that the trend that prevailed in measuring these rates was based on a comparison of the annual rates of marriage transactions and transactions Divorce, which measures the difference between them, does not give any clear impression of the reality of divorce in relation to the population and married population.
He added: "We worked over the years to study the best ways to measure divorce rates, which give us the closest and internationally comparable results that can be relied upon in making decisions related to supporting family stability, and we expect that the results of this report are the closest to accuracy, especially as it deals with a diverse group It is a statistical factor and is approved by international institutions.
He continued: "We note that the rates in Dubai are commensurate with the global average in this field, and we can accordingly, and based on more in-depth studies to discuss the reasons, develop development plans to enhance family stability and cohesion and awareness plans in return to improve and increase the percentage of marriage."
Ibn Hariz stressed that the drop in marriage rates by 17% is something that we must take seriously, because we are in a young country and we have a large percentage of young people at the age of marriage, and we are working in the Community Development Authority in cooperation with partners to develop plans to raise awareness of the importance of early marriage and support those coming to marriage to reduce This percentage will push it towards increasing rates. "