The logistics and stakes involved can present unique challenges, according to researchers and psychologists. L., & Lin, I., Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, Vol. By 2019, that percentage had grown to 36% ( Brown, S. In 1990, 8.7% of all divorces in the United States occurred among adults 50 and older. Divorce is still more common among younger people, with roughly two-thirds occurring among the under-50 crowd, but the change is nevertheless significant.
While divorce has declined among adults in their 20s and 30s, the rate among adults age 50 and older has surged upward, doubling between 19 before leveling off more recently.