JAKARTA - Marriage is often seen as the beginning of a new life full of hope. However, the reality of the household is not always smooth.
In many countries, the divorce rate is an indicator of the challenges faced by married couples in maintaining long-term relationships. This phenomenon is also clearly visible in Kuwait, where marriages and divorces occur almost every hour.
The latest data from the Kuwaiti Ministry of Justice shows that during November 2025, marriage and divorce activities were very intense. It is recorded that one marriage or reconciliation occurs every 34 minutes, while one divorce occurs every 75 minutes.
In a report by the Kuwait Ministry of Justice's Statistics and Research Department, it was stated that there were 1,252 marriage and reconciliation transactions throughout the month, or an average of 42 transactions per day. Of that number, 1,143 were new marriage contracts, with an average of 38 marriages per day.
Citing the Arabtimes website, the majority of marriages were recorded between fellow Kuwaiti citizens, namely about 73.3 percent. Meanwhile, 16.2 percent of marriages involved non-Kuwaiti couples. Marriage between Kuwaiti men and non-Kuwaiti women reached 8.2 percent, while non-Kuwaiti men with Kuwaiti women were recorded at 2.3 percent.
On the other hand, the divorce rate is also quite high. Throughout November 2025, there were 595 divorce cases, or about 20 divorces per day. Of these, 58.7 percent involved Kuwaiti citizens.
In addition to divorce, there were also 92 cases of referral or reconciliation, with an average of three cases per day. The majority of these referral processes are carried out through official reconciliation certificates.
The report also highlights the pattern of recording marriages. As many as 81.5 percent of marriage contracts are documented by official penghulu outside the Department of Syariah Documentation, while only 18.5 percent are recorded directly at the institution. This shows that there is still a high dependence on the community on external penghulu.
Not only that, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Justice also handled more than 52 thousand transactions of official notifications and declarations of Islam during the same period, with the majority being administrative notifications.
The high number of marriages and divorces reflects the dynamics of modern family life in Kuwait. On the one hand, the interest in getting married remains strong, but on the other hand, the challenges of maintaining a household are also becoming more apparent - a phenomenon that is now a concern for many countries in the modern era.
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