Last year, the number of marriages in Kazakhstan continued to decline amid a rise in divorces. In 2025, an all-time low of 114,500 marriages were registered in the country, 7.4% fewer than the previous year, finprom.kz reported with reference to data from the Bureau of National Statistics.
The number of divorces increased by 11.9% to 45,500. For comparison, the divorce rate remained low from 2020 to 2023 (17,000–22,000 divorces per year), followed by a sharp increase in 2024 and continued rise in 2025.
The marriage-to-divorce ratio is worsening. Last year, there were almost 40 divorces per 100 marriages, compared to about 14 in 2023.
Traditionally, marital activity was higher in cities, where 78,000 marriages were registered in 2025 (68.1% of the national total). However, there were also more divorces in cities: 33,800, compared to 11,700 in rural areas.
Interestingly, the number of marriages in rural areas decreased more significantly over the year – by 12% (from 41,500 to 36,500), while in cities the decline was about 5%.
In cities, there were about 43 divorces per 100 marriages. In rural areas, 32 divorces per 100 marriages.
Regionally, the highest number of marriages in 2025 was recorded in Almaty (12,700), Turkestan region (11,000), and Astana (10,600). At the same time, Almaty (5,000) and Astana (4,200) also led in the number of divorces.
The steady decline in marriages and the rise in divorces exacerbate the demographic and socioeconomic situation in the country.
