Iraq records 29,419 marriages and 5,829 divorces in May

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council released marriage and divorce statistics for May 2026, reporting 29,419 marriage contracts and 5,829 divorce rulings registered across the country during the month. The figures show that marriages outnumbered divorces by roughly five to one in the period. According to the council's data, the figures cover only May 2026 and do not include earlier or later months, which will be reported separately. The council said it publishes judicial statistics at regular intervals to ensure transparency in the court system. No further breakdown by region or court was provided in the announcement. Officials did not immediately indicate when comparable figures for the remaining months of 2026 would be released.