Gains are modest but numbers showing good news for marriage, families
August 7, 2025
The finding is from the Institute for Family Studies, which says about 40% of today's marriages will end in divorce. With a record-breaking rate of divorce in the 70s, there has been a steady decrease over the past decades.
Talking about this on Washington Watch, Carter Skeel, executive director of the Institute for Family Studies, said it's still higher than they would like but it's good news for people thinking about getting married.
