The number of broken marriages in Spain increased by 2% in 2010 from 124,594 to 127,682, reversing the downward trend of divorces, separations and annulments that began in 2007.
According to the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), the number of divorces rose by 3% from 115,951 to 119,554, while separations decreased by 6% from 8,468 to 7,962. Marriages declared null and void decreased from 175 to 166, a fall of 5%.
Of the 119,554 permanent marriage breakdowns that weres recorded in the whole of Spain last year, 70,932 were by mutual agreement and the remaining 48,622 were non-consensual.
There were 7,962 separations, of which 5,233 were by mutual agreement and the remaining 2,729 without a consensus.
In absolute terms, Andalucia was the region where more couples divorced, a total of 22,232, followed by Cataluña with 21,884 and Madrid with 16,483.
At the lower end of the scale, La Rioja registered 640 divorces, Navarra 1,282 and Cantabria 1503.