Official Figures on Divorced and Single Women in Iran | 40% of Divorced Women Unwilling to Remarry

The Director General of the Office of Youth Planning and Social Participation said: Statistics show that men have a better chance of remarrying after divorce, while divorced women face more restrictions and difficulties in this regard.

The Director General of the Bureau of Youth Planning and Social Partnerships said: Statistics show that men have more chances to remarry after divorce, while divorced women face more restrictions and difficulties in this regard.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Bahman Abdi, Director General of the Office of Youth Planning and Social Partnerships of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, while participating in the "Firday Iran" program, said: Divorced women and female heads of households - especially in the age group of 18 to 35 years old - may be exposed to serious harm.

He added: "Unfortunately, some of these women do not have the necessary support in terms of employment, housing, livelihood and other issues after divorce and face many problems."

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Referring to the measures taken to support women heads of households, this official said: We have entered several areas, one of the most important of which is training, empowering and improving the employment skills of these women. In this context, the training of job skills and the granting of technical and professional degrees are followed so that women can use the resources of facilities and loans and provide their employment in different sectors by providing skill certificates.

He also emphasized the importance of empowering women to remarry and continued: In a recent study, I think more than 40% of divorced women stated that they do not want to remarry. This may indicate a fear of remarriage among these women. Of course, I do not remember the exact figure of this statistic.

More divorced women than men

Referring to the statistics of unmarried women and men due to divorce in the country, Abdi said: 1,647,000 women are single due to divorce and the number of women in this group is more than men.

According to him, this statistic shows that men have more chances to remarry after divorce, while divorced women face more restrictions and difficulties in this field.

In the end, the Director General of Youth Planning and Social Participation Office of the Ministry of Sports and Youth emphasized the need to pay attention to the livelihood, social and psychological status of women after divorce and strengthen their support and empowerment programs.