| 4-4 Number of Marriages and Divorces | |||
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| Item | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 |
| Registered Marriages (couple) | 166363 | 162527 | 152382 |
| First Marriage (person) | 249428 | 250461 | 233656 |
| Remarriage (person) | 83298 | 74593 | 70704 |
| Male | 46996 | 38484 | 38268 |
| Resumed Marriages (couple) | 5194 | 3954 | 3155 |
| Registered Divorces (couple) | 53500 | 59000 | 56247 |
| Approved by the Civil Administration | 26759 | 26003 | 31561 |
| Mediated by the court | 26741 | 32997 | 24686 |
| Marriages and Divorces of Overseas Chinese from Hong Kong, | 136 | 172 | 202 |
| Macao and Taiwan Registered Marriages (couple) | |||
| Citizen (person) | 136 | 172 | 191 |
| Compatriots of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan (person) | 70 | 78 | 73 |
| Overseas Chinese (person) | 33 | 34 | 5 |
| Foreigner (person) | 26 | 60 | 135 |
| Registered Divorces (couple) | 1 | 6 | 1 |