| 18-21 Number of Marriages and Divorces | |||
| (1999~2000) | |||
| Item | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Registered Marriages | (couple) | 544 394 | 470 351 |
| First Marriages | (person) | 1 009 641 | 864 833 |
| Remarriges | (person) | 79 147 | 75 869 |
| Remarriages of Divorced Couple | (couple) | 4 750 | 4 565 |
| Divorces | (couple) | 112 435 | 161 515 |