[Nuptiality tables for widowed Germans for 1979-1982 and divorced Germans for 1980-1983]

Nuptiality tables for widowed and divorced Germans are presented by sex using official data from the Federal Republic of Germany. The data on widowed persons are for 1979-1982, and those on divorced persons are for 1980-1983. Trends in marriage and divorce since 1910 are first reviewed. Major results of the tables are then discussed, and comparisons are made with similar tables for 1972-1974 and with tables for single persons. The findings indicate a decline in the probability of remarriage.