Civil partnerships down 18%
August 4th, 2009
The number of civil partnerships in the UK fell by almost a fifth in 2008.
7,169 same-sex couples registered as civil partners in 2008, compared to 8,728 in 2007.
According to the Office for National Statistics the number of civil partnerships fell by 17% in England and Wales, by 24% in Scotland and by 23% in Northern Ireland.
53% of the couples to have civil partnershiips in 2008 were male.
180 couples formally dissolved their partnerships in 2008. 64% of those civil partnership dissolutions were female couples.
London remains the most popular place in the UK to have a civil partnership, followed by Brighton.
A total of 33,956 civil partnerships have been formed in the UK since
the Civil Partnership Act came into force in December 2005.
wierd that more women get divorced than gay men!
M-ann ∼ August 5th, 2009 11:54 am