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MARRIAGE: &nbsp; Contract signed by two persons that intend to start a family in full partnership and cohabitation according to legislation.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
DIVORCE: &nbsp; Legal and final dissolution of the marriage bond in the lifetime of the spouses, at the request of one against the other (divorce without the consent of a spouse) or of both (divorce by mutual consent), giving each one the right to marry again.

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Dissolved marriages by divorce (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Dissolved marriages by divorce (No.) by Place of last residence of the household (NUTS - 2013) and Type of marriage; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Divorces
First available period	2011
Last available period	2022
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of last residence of the household (NUTS - 2013) Type of marriage
Concepts	MARRIAGE: Contract signed by two persons that intend to start a family in full partnership and cohabitation according to legislation. REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year. DIVORCE: Legal and final dissolution of the marriage bond in the lifetime of the spouses, at the request of one against the other (divorce without the consent of a spouse) or of both (divorce by mutual consent), giving each one the right to marry again.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	27/09/2023