Fewer marriages last year


PETALING JAYA: Marriages and divorces are on the decline, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

In its latest report, the department said that 2020 recorded 184,589 marriages, a 9.4% decline from the 203,661 recorded in 2019.

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