the rate of divorce in iran has grown from 2 percent in 2004 to 13 percent in 2009, which is 8 times of world’s average level。

　　the latest figures published by the statistics and registration administration in iran indicate that the divorce rate throughout the country has been twice as much as marriage rate. they also show that marriage in cities had a negative growth while it enjoyed a positive rate of 11.8 percent in rural areas。

　　various parameters have been mentioned in the administration report as the reasons for the youth’s reluctance to marry. contrary to the public belief, the report added, and according to a poll conducted among the youth, cultural rather than economic concerns are the main obstacle。

　　also, 20.1 percent of the respondents believed that they were still too young to marry and 16.5 percent of them mentioned that they preferred to continue their higher education. economic concerns rank third among the reasons why the youth are reluctant to marry。

　　meanwhile, 45 percent of divorces are among the couples who knew each other at work or at educational centers before marriage. parents’ disagreement with a couple’s marriage prior to their wedding has been mentioned as another main reason for their divorce。

　　the report concluded that cultural reasons are the main factors in delayed marriages and in the growth rate in divorce。

　　伊朗离婚率从2004年的2%上升到2009年的13%，是世界平均水平的8倍。

　　伊朗数据统计管理局最新统计数据显示，全国各地的离婚率是结婚率的两倍。数据还说明城市结婚率出现负增长现象，而农村地区结婚率达到11.8%、

　　管理局报告归纳各种参数，总结广大青年不愿结婚的理由。报告还指出，在青年中进行的一项民意调查显示，与公众信仰相反的是，伊朗青年不愿结婚的最主要原因是文化因素而不是经济因素。

　　此外，20.1%的受访者表示他们认为自己太年轻，不宜结婚；16.5%的受访者认为他们更愿意继续高等教育。在青年们不愿意结婚的原因中，经济因素位于第三。

　　同时，45%的离婚夫妇是在工作中或教育中心认识对方的。父母在婚前反对他们结婚也是导致他们离婚的另一个主要原因。

　　该报告总结说，文化是导致青年推迟结婚的主要因素，同时，也促使离婚率不断高涨。