Overview
- New judicial statistics show 84,424 filings in 2025, down 11.7% nationwide, with non-consensual cases down 24.7% and agreed procedures still the majority.
- Madrid logged 10,777 cases, a 13.2% drop, and a rate of 151 per 100,000 residents, below the 171.9 national average.
- Regional snapshots show sharp shifts, including Pontevedra halving rupture filings since 2015 and a jump in consensual measure changes from 57 to 213 in 2025.
- Córdoba recorded 1,168 divorces in 2025, the lowest in two decades and 20% fewer than in 2024, with 722 agreed and 446 contested.
- Coverage highlights causes that remain unsettled, as lawyers point to high housing costs and new mediation duties as nudging couples to settle or delay splitting.