TITLE:

THE DIVORCE CASES IN

MALAYSIA

ELC590-1
Surah An-nisa verse(4:19)
 The number of divorce cases in Malaysia from year 2004-2012
60,000
56,760

49,455 50,200
50,000 47,125
The number of divorce cases

41,969
40,000
35,976
31,927
30,000 27,591
24,207

20,000

10,000

0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Years

Source: Syariah Judiciary Department Malaysia (JKSM), Islamic Development Department (Jakim) and Statistic Department.
 Divorce cases according to states in year 2010
6,000

The number of divorce cases 5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

State

Source: Malaysian Islamic Development Department, 2010

The rate of divorce cases in year 2010 based on category

14.15
8,561 divorce
cases 20.68
28,035 divorce
cases

Muslim couples Non-muslim couples