West Bank and Gaza had the highest marriage rate in the world as of 2018, with 10 marriages per every 1,000 population. Fiji followed directly with 9.8 marriages. Thereafter, Egypt and Bahamas counted 9.6 and 9.5 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants, ranking third and fourth, respectively. By contrast, Qatar, French Guiana, and Peru had the lowest marriage rates worldwide in that same year.

Qatar had the lowest marriage rate in the world as of 2018, with 1.4 marriages per every 1,000 population. French Guiana followed with one marriage more than Qatar (2.4). Thereafter, Peru and Venezuela counted 2.5 and 2.6 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants, ranking third and fourth, respectively. By contrast, West Bank and Gaza, Fiji, and Egypt had the highest marriage rates worldwide in that same year.

In 2016, crude marriage rates were highest in Kazakhstan which was estimated at around *** marriages per thousand people. Crude marriage rates were highest in Vietnam in year 2000, amounting to around 12.7 marriages per thousand people.

Data on marriages and divorces at national level are transmitted by the National Statistics Institutes on voluntary basis in the context of the annual demographic data collections in the field of demography carried out by Eurostat.

The POPSTAT (population statistics) questionnaire collects annual mandatory and voluntary demographic data from the National Statistical Institutes. It is the most in-depth annual national and regional demographic and migration data collection. The data relate to populations, births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, marriages and divorces, and is broken down into several categories (Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007).

The completeness of the demographic data collected on a voluntary basis depends on the availability and completeness of information provided by the National Statistical Institutes.

The following statistics on marriages and divorces are collected from the National Statistical Institutes:

• Marriages by previous legal union status of marrying persons;
• First-time marrying persons by age, year of birth and sex;
• Marriages by country of citizenship of marrying persons;
• Marriages by country of birth of marrying persons;
• Divorces by duration and year of the marriage;
• Divorces by country of citizenship of spouses;
• Divorces by country of birth of spouses.

Statistics on marriages and divorces: based on the different breakdowns of data on marriages and divorces received, Eurostat produces the following:

• Statistics available in the online table Marriage indicators (demo_nind):
  • Total number of marriages;
  • Crude marriage rate;
  • Mean age at first marriage – male;
  • Mean age at first marriage – female;
  • Total first marriage rate – male;
  • Total first marriage rate – female;
  • Proportion of first marriages – male;
  • Proportion of first marriages – female.
• Statistics available in the online table Divorce indicators (demo_ndivind):
  • Total number of divorces;
  • Crude divorce rate;
  • Divorces per 100 marriages.

This World Marriage Dataset provides a comparable and up-to-date set of data on the marital status of the population by age and sex for 232 countries or different regions of the world from 1970 to 2019. There are 271605 rows and 9 columns in this dataset. Each row of the dataset represents a specific age group of men, either divorced or married or Single. The columns include:

Sr. No.: A serial number to identify each entry. Country: The country of focus. Age Group: The age range of the surveyed individuals. Sex: The gender of the surveyed individuals. Marital Status: The marital status of the individuals, categorized as either "Divorced" or "Married" or "Single". Data Process: The method used to collect the data. Data Collection (Start Year): The year when data collection began. Data Collection (End Year): The year when data collection ended. Data Source: The source of the data. This dataset helps to understand the marital status distribution among different age groups of men and women in all over the world from 1970 to 2019.

In 2021, the marriage rate for all Benelux countries was very similar; in Belgium it was *** percent and in the Netherlands it was *** percent. For all countries, the marriage rates had been decreasing since 2010 and are around *** percentage points lower than the marriage rates were in 2010.

Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Marriage Rate data was reported at 4.900 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.000 % for 2016. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Marriage Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 6.600 % from Dec 1947 (Median) to 2017, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.000 % in 1947 and a record low of 4.900 % in 2017. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Marriage Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G005: Vital Statistics.

Data on marriages and divorces at national level are transmitted by the National Statistics Institutes on voluntary basis in the context of the annual demographic data collections in the field of demography carried out by Eurostat.

The POPSTAT (population statistics) questionnaire collects annual mandatory and voluntary demographic data from the National Statistical Institutes. It is the most in-depth annual national and regional demographic and migration data collection. The data relate to populations, births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, marriages and divorces, and is broken down into several categories (Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007).

The completeness of the demographic data collected on a voluntary basis depends on the availability and completeness of information provided by the National Statistical Institutes.

The following statistics on marriages and divorces are collected from the National Statistical Institutes:

• Marriages by previous legal union status of marrying persons;
• First-time marrying persons by age, year of birth and sex;
• Marriages by country of citizenship of marrying persons;
• Marriages by country of birth of marrying persons;
• Divorces by duration and year of the marriage;
• Divorces by country of citizenship of spouses;
• Divorces by country of birth of spouses.

Statistics on marriages and divorces: based on the different breakdowns of data on marriages and divorces received, Eurostat produces the following:

• Statistics available in the online table Marriage indicators (demo_nind):
  • Total number of marriages;
  • Crude marriage rate;
  • Mean age at first marriage – male;
  • Mean age at first marriage – female;
  • Total first marriage rate – male;
  • Total first marriage rate – female;
  • Proportion of first marriages – male;
  • Proportion of first marriages – female.
• Statistics available in the online table Divorce indicators (demo_ndivind):
  • Total number of divorces;
  • Crude divorce rate;
  • Divorces per 100 marriages.

Niger has the highest child marriage rate in the world among girls. According to the most recent data, in this West African country, more than three-fourths of girls aged under 18 were married, with nearly 30 percent of them being younger than 15 years old. The Central African Republic, Chad, and Mali followed behind with rates ranging from 61 to 54 percent. This issue is globally spread, particularly in African countries. In many of these countries, the legal age to get married is lower for females than for males. In Niger and Chad, for instance, the legal age is 15 years for females and 18 for males. In Guinea, instead, the legal age for marriage is 17 for females and 18 for males. Child marriage is often related to poverty, with poor families choosing to marry away their girls, both to earn money as a wedding gift and as this means fewer mouths to feed.

Armenia Vital Statistics: Crude Marriage Rate: per 1000 Population data was reported at 5.100 Person in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.500 Person for 2023. Armenia Vital Statistics: Crude Marriage Rate: per 1000 Population data is updated yearly, averaging 5.400 Person from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2024, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.500 Person in 2011 and a record low of 3.400 Person in 2000. Armenia Vital Statistics: Crude Marriage Rate: per 1000 Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Armenia – Table AM.G003: Vital Statistics.

Germany Vital Statistics: Marriage data was reported at 9,258.000 Person in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25,035.000 Person for Dec 2024. Germany Vital Statistics: Marriage data is updated monthly, averaging 36,227.000 Person from Jan 1990 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 421 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69,578.000 Person in Aug 2008 and a record low of 7,870.000 Person in Jan 2013. Germany Vital Statistics: Marriage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.G003: Vital Statistics.

Context

Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 15; the percentage of women and percentage of men aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18.

Content

this dataset content the child marriage rate more than 200 countries.

Acknowledgements

Thanks for UNICEF for sharing data.

Inspiration

This dataset provides complete information about child marriage. There are many inferences that can be made from this dataset. There are a few things I would like to understand from this dataset.

1. Various factors affecting child marriage.
2. What are all the factors that make the difference between rich and poor countries?
3. What could be done to decrease the child marriage rate in poor countries?

Russia Number of Registered Marriages: per 1000 Persons: Quarterly data was reported at 6.200 Unit in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.900 Unit for Sep 2018. Russia Number of Registered Marriages: per 1000 Persons: Quarterly data is updated quarterly, averaging 6.300 Unit from Jun 1996 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 91 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.200 Unit in Dec 2011 and a record low of 4.400 Unit in Mar 2018. Russia Number of Registered Marriages: per 1000 Persons: Quarterly data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD009: Number of Registered Marriages: ytd: by Region.

Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 30 - 34 data was reported at 130.100 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 131.200 NA for 2016. Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 30 - 34 data is updated yearly, averaging 110.050 NA from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 143.800 NA in 1981 and a record low of 92.500 NA in 1986. Singapore Male Marriage Rate: Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males: 30 - 34 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

The graph shows the share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned ** in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. In Nicaragua, the share was the highest and amounted to ** percent. Fertility rate in Nicaragua was at **** in 2015, i.e. that on average, Nicaraguan women bore **** children in their lifetime (data as of 2015).

The analysis of the demographic dynamism of the population and its evolution over time rests on the implementation of demographic statistical operations whose main update sources are the Civil Registers, a census-type administrative register.The Marriage Statistics (EMAT), included in the group known as Population Movement, update the information on marriages contracted by residents of the Basque Country, regardless of where they took place.

Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries, divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony (spousal support), child visitation/access, parenting time, child support, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person.

According to a recent survey of 191 CDFA professionals from across North America, the three leading causes of divorce are "basic incompatibility" (43%), "infidelity" (28%), and "money issues" (22%).

In this dataset, we can spot facts about divorces, and trends across countries - continents. Mainly we have the marriage, divorce rates and the percentage score as well as numbers of divorces (given by the source and year as provided).

The study of the demographic phenomena Deaths, Marriages, Fertility and Migrations requires a series of indicators and synthetic indices and this is the objective of the annual statistical operation Demographic indicators (ID). The Synthetic Fertility Index, according to the average maternity age, the Synthetic Marriage Index, according to the average age for matrimony, or life expectancy at birth are a product of this statistical synthesis operation, and is published by sex and district in the Basque Country.

China Population: Number of Marriages data was reported at 7,682,141.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,834,972.000 Case for 2022. China Population: Number of Marriages data is updated yearly, averaging 9,210,923.500 Case from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2023, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,469,267.000 Case in 2013 and a record low of 5,978,171.000 Case in 1978. China Population: Number of Marriages data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

The analysis of the demographic dynamism of the population and its evolution over time rests on the implementation of demographic statistical operations whose main update sources are the Civil Registers, a census-type administrative register.
The Marriage Statistics (EMAT), included in the group known as Population Movement, update the information on marriages contracted by residents of the Basque Country, regardless of where they took place.