Integration of ethnic minorities – do they divorce as natives do?
Written by: Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen
Nearly a quarter – 24 percent – of all couples in Denmark consisting of a Danish woman and a non-Western husband are divorced again within five years of their wedding. This is much more than the seven percent divorce rate within five years for couples consisting of two partners of Danish origin.
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