Which age group has the highest divorce rate?

Which age group has the highest divorce rate?

• A. Late teens
• B. Late 20s
• C. Late 30s
• D. Over 60

Answer: (B)

Age at marriage influences how likely a marriage is to end in divorce because different life-stage pressures shape how couples cope over time. Marrying in the late twenties often means people have some financial and emotional maturity, yet still face strong pressures from establishing careers, finances, and family plans. That combination can create tensions early in a marriage, when the risk of dissolution is higher before long-term adjustments become solid. In many datasets used for these questions, this late-twenties window shows the greatest rate of divorce compared with those who marry in the thirties or later, who tend to have more stability, and those who marry in their teens, where social patterns and norms differ. So, the late twenties are identified as the group with the highest divorce rate in this context.