Background information on "the male or the oldest person" concerns men in marriages between a man and a woman and the oldest person in same-sex marriages. Background information on "the female or the youngest person" concerns women in marriages between a man and a woman and the youngest person in same-sex marriages. Divorces among same-sex couples make up 1-2 per cent of all marriages. Table that is updated with preliminary figures after the end of each quarter. At year-end, it is updated with final figures.