Marital Status - As a Factor Influencing Fertility Rate

Population dynamics in different countries are mainly determined by birth and death patterns.Marriage status is an important condition for building a complete family.It significantly affects the demographic indicators of the population.In the article, the number of marriages and divorces in Azerbaijan in 2015-2023 was analyzed.It was determined that if the number of marriages in 2015 was 7,2 per 1,000 people, and the number of divorces was 1.3, these numbers have changed considerably in the following years.The number of marriages decreased in 2020 and reached the lowest figure -3.5 per 1000 people, and began to increase in 2022 and was equal to 6.1.If in 2015 the number of divorces was 1.3 per 1000 people, in 2023 it reached its highest level -2.1.In other words, there is an inverse trend between the number of those who get married and those who divorce.In our opinion, among the reasons for the increase in the number of divorces, such factors as first of all, the lack of children, that is, the decrease in births, social difficulties, etc.