Shafaq News-Baghdad
Iraqicourts, excluding the Kurdistan Region, registered 31,499 marriage contractsand 6,628 divorces in April 2026, up from 18,565 marriages and 5,075 divorcesregistered in March, according to the Supreme Judicial Council on Tuesday.
Baghdadrecorded the highest number of marriage contracts nationwide with 7,934 cases,followed by Nineveh province with 3,141. The capital also led divorce figureswith 2,665 cases, while Basra ranked second with 611.
According tothe World Population Review, the average age of first marriage in Iraq reached25.3 years in 2025, placing the country among Arab states with the lowestmarriage ages.
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