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Santo Domingo. – The year 2021 left a historic mark on the matrimonial landscape of the Dominican Republic, as 29,998 divorces were recorded, the highest figure in at least a decade, according to the most recent data from the Civil Registry Observatory of the Central Electoral Board (JCE).
The rebound occurred right after the pandemic. Interestingly, the previous year, 2020, recorded the lowest number of divorces in that period, with just 13,050 cases, partly due to the temporary closure of the courts and the slowdown of legal processes.
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Since then, the figures have remained high: 29,761 divorces in 2022, 27,043 in 2023, and 27,658 in 2024. So far in 2025, up to July, 15,115 legal separations have already been recorded, indicating that the trend continues. In total, from 2005 to date, 424,390 divorces have been registered in the entire country. The majority, 244,063, occurred by mutual consent, while 167,802 were due to incompatibility of characters. Some 12,525 separations occurred due to other causes. The National District leads the ranking by localities, with 105,721 registered divorces, followed by Santiago de los Caballeros (64,326) and La Vega (19,515). Also noteworthy are San Francisco de Macorís (16,233), Bonao (14,065) and Santo Domingo Este (14,095).
