How is this calculated? Is this (#divorces/#marriages)? If so, you could get a really high rate if the number of marriages has dropped significantly, but divorc

How is this calculated? Is this (#divorces/#marriages)? If so, you could get a really high rate if the number of marriages has dropped significantly, but divorces remain constant. In other words, it may not mean 94% chance of divorcing if you get married EDIT: Looks like the number was pulled from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_demography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_demography Which is calculated by the ratio of: # of divorces per 1000 people per year divided by # of marriages per 1000 people per year Looking at the table, Portugal has the lowest marriage rate per 1000 per year of all the countries listed, but an average divorce rate.