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.

Romania had the highest marriage rate among member states of the European Union, at *** marriages per 1,000 people. By contrast, Slovenia and Italy had the lowest marriage rate, * marriages per 1,000 population.

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.

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.

Vital Statistics (VS): Japanese Only: Marriage: Total data was reported at 606,863.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 620,531.000 Person for 2016. Vital Statistics (VS): Japanese Only: Marriage: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 774,702.000 Person from Dec 1947 (Median) to 2017, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,099,984.000 Person in 1972 and a record low of 606,863.000 Person in 2017. Vital Statistics (VS): Japanese Only: Marriage: Total 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.G010: Vital Statistics: Marriage.

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.

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.

The analysis of the demographic dynamics of the population and its evolution over time rests on the carrying out of demographic statistical operations, whose main sources of updating are the Civil Registers, a type of administrative registry of a census nature.The Marriage Statistics (EMAT) updates the information on marriages contracted by residents in the Basque Country, regardless of where they took place.

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.

Albania Vital Statistics: Divorces: per 100 Marriages data was reported at 15.800 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.400 % for 2020. Albania Vital Statistics: Divorces: per 100 Marriages data is updated yearly, averaging 13.972 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2021, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.100 % in 2019 and a record low of 5.900 % in 1997. Albania Vital Statistics: Divorces: per 100 Marriages data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Albania – Table AL.G003: Vital Statistics.

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.

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 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.

This map shows the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. Data from Population Reference Bureau's 2017 World Population Data Sheet. The world's total fertility rate reported in 2017 was 2.5 as a whole. Replacement-Level fertility is widely recognized as 2.0 children per woman, so as to "replace" each parent in the next generation. Countries depicted in pink have a total fertility rate below replacement level whereas countries depicted in teal have a total fertility rate above replacement level. In countries with very high child mortality rates, a replacement level of 2.1 could be used, since not every child will survive into their reproductive years. Determinants of Total Fertility Rate include: women's education levels and opportunities, marriage rates among women of childbearing age (generally defined as 15-49), contraceptive usage and method mix/effectiveness, infant & child mortality rates, share of population living in urban areas, the importance of children as part of the labor force (or cost/penalty to women's labor force options that having children poses), and religious and cultural norms, among many other factors. This map was made using the Global Population and Maternal Health Indicators layer.

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.

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.

This map shows the percentage of the population that is married. Data is available for Country, Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), Local Government Area (LGA), Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) and 2 (SA2), and State Suburb (SSC) boundaries.This map contains layers that contain some of the more commonly used variables from the General Community Profile information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 census. Data is available for Country, Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), Local Government Area (LGA), Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) and 2 (SA2), and Suburb and Localities (SAL) boundaries.The General Community Profile contains a series of tables showing the characteristics of persons, families and dwellings in a selected geographic area. The data is based on place of usual residence (that is, where people usually live, rather than where they were counted on Census night). Community Profiles are excellent tools for researching, planning and analysing geographic areas for a number of social, economic and demographic characteristics.Download the data here.Data and Geography notes:View the Readme files located in the DataPacks and GeoPackages zip files.To access the 2021 DataPacks, visit https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacksGlossary terms and definitions of classifications can be found in the 2021 Census DictionaryMore information about Census data products is available at https://www.abs.gov.au/census/guide-census-data/about-census-tools/datapacksDetailed geography information: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/main-structure-and-greater-capital-city-statistical-areas: 2021 Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1), 2021 Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), 2021 Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSA), 2021 Australia (AUS)https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/non-abs-structures: 2021 Suburbs and Localities (SAL), 2021 Local Government Areas (LGA)Please note that there are data assumptions that should be considered when analysing the ABS Census data. These are detailed within the Census documents referenced above. These include:Registered Marital StatusIn December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.Core Activity Need for AssistanceMeasures the number of people with a profound or severe core activity limitation. People with a profound or severe core activity limitation are those needing assistance in their day to day lives in one or more of the three core activity areas of self-care, mobility and communication because of a long-term health condition (lasting six months or more), a disability (lasting six months or more), or old age. Number of Motor VehiclesExcludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy vehicles.Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

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