In 2024, approximately *** marriages per 1,000 inhabitants were registered in China. The marriage rate increased from around *** in 2002 to nearly *** in 2013 and declined again thereafter. Marriages in China The peak of the marriage rate in 2013 and the corresponding wave in the number of marriages is strongly related to a larger size of age cohorts between 20 and 35 during that time which is reflected in China’s age pyramid. However, marriage habits have also changed significantly over the last two decades. While the share of people that do not get married is generally increasing, there is a strong shift towards later marriage, with the share of people aged 30 or above that get married increasing from **** percent in 2005 to **** percent in 2023. At the same time, both the number of divorces as well as the number of remarriages also increased. Current developments The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the divorce rate in China, which fell by more than one third between 2019 and 2021. However, the effect on marriages was comparatively small. As larger age cohorts are now entering marriage age, the number of marriages might increase again in the upcoming years. However, the general change of marriage habits mentioned above will most likely go on in the future.

The graph illustrates the yearly percentage of divorces compared to marriages in the United States from 2000 (‘00) to 2023 (‘23). The x-axis shows years in two-digit form, while the y-axis shows the divorce-to-marriage percentage. During this period, the divorce percentage ranged from a high of about 41.7% in 2002 to a low of around 32.6% in 2022. The overall trend reflects a gradual decline in annual divorces relative to marriages, though year-to-year fluctuations remain. These figures should be viewed as approximate estimates.

In 2022, there were about 6.1 marriages per 1,000 residents in Australia. A decade before, the crude marriage rate was at the lower rate of 5.4 per 1,000 country residents.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - Married Women (LNS14000315) from Jan 1955 to Aug 2025 about married, females, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Since the 1970s, the marriage rate for opposite-sex couples in England and Wales has declined considerably, with the marriage rate per thousand population falling from 84 to 20.3 for men between 1972 and 2022, and from 63.5 to 18.3 for women, during the same time period. Three spikes in the marriage rate can be seen in 1915, 1920 and 1940, all likely influenced by the impact of the First and Second World Wars. The drop in the marriage rate in 2020 can be attributed to the COVID-19 lockdowns.

In 2024, the number of marriages in South Korea reached *******. The trend of shunning marriage has been particularly noticeable in recent years, with the number of marriages drastically decreasing by over ** percent compared to ten years ago. Changing perceptions of marriage An increasing number of people in South Korea, particularly women, are choosing not to get married. According to a survey, only around ** percent of women saw marriage as a necessity, compared to almost ** percent of men. The most common reasons for not getting married were lacking financial resources and simply not seeing the need for it. Demographic challenges With more people remaining single and not having children, the birth rate in South Korea has dropped to the lowest in the world, reaching a record low of **** births per woman in 2023. The government has tried to tackle the problem of population decline and aging through various measures, but so far, with little success.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - Married Men (LNS14000150) from Jan 1955 to Aug 2025 about married, males, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

United States - Unemployment Rate - Married Women was 2.50% in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - Married Women reached a record high of 13.10 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.80 in September of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - Married Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate, Married Males, Spouse Present for United States (M08311USM156SNBR) from Nov 1954 to Jan 1968 about married, males, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Mean age and median age at divorce and at marriage, for persons who divorced in a given year, by sex or gender and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.

United States - Unemployment Rate - Married Men was 2.40% in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - Married Men reached a record high of 9.60 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.40 in December of 1968. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - Married Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

The graph shows the number of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married before they turned ** and the number of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married before they turned ** in selected countries in Latin America in 2016. In Brazil, **** million girls were married before they were ** and *** thousand before they were **. Child marriage prevalence rate in Brazil amounted to ** percent that year.

In 2023, *** marriages were registered per 1,000 inhabitants in Russia, compared to *** divorces per 1,000 population. The marriage rate in the country saw an increase compared to the previous year. In 2011, *** marriages were registered per 1,000 Russians, which was the highest number recorded over the period under consideration. What do marriage and divorce rates mean? The crude marriage rate refers to the number of marriages per one thousand population, according to the United Nations Population Division. In total, around ******* marriages were registered in Russia in 2023, while the country’s population was estimated at ***** million in that year. Another indicator relevant to Russian demographics is the crude divorce rate, which is the number of divorces recorded in a year per 1,000 population, as defined by the United Nations Population Division. In total, nearly ******* divorces were registered in Russia in 2023. What do Russians think of marriage? In every age category, most Russians believed that being married and living in a family was most preferable in the society. However, the share of family and marriage supporters was the lowest among 18-to-24-year-olds, measuring at ** percent. Both for men and women, the ideal age to get married was considered in a person’s twenties.

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 In 2024, approximately ***** million marriages were registered in China. This represents a decrease by **** percent from the previous year and the lowest figure in recent years. Marriage in China In the last two decades, the number of registered marriages has grown from about *** million in 2000, to a peak at almost **** million in 2013. In the following years, the figure started dropping again, until it was at the same level again ten years later. A change in size of age cohorts between 20 and 29 years in the Chinese population corresponded with this development, but the falling marriage numbers may also be attributed to changing marriage habits in the Chinese society. This is reflected by an increasing divorce rate since 2000, which shows that the concept of divorce has become more accepted and less of a taboo in Chinese culture as it used to be. Dating scene in China Apart from the increased acceptance of divorces and change in social norms towards marriages, Chinese youngsters nowadays also have a harder time in finding partners or time to date, since Chinese workers experience the highest working hours in the region. This is echoed by the fact that a significant proportion of singles in China actually were professionals or employed in sectors under frequent time pressure such as media or finance. Even for couples who managed to find a partner in the end, almost one-fifth of couples could only see each other once every few years, which is a rather unfortunate situation, and did not make it easier for couples to further develop the relationship.

Annual UK and constituent country figures for births, deaths, marriages, divorces, civil partnerships and civil partnership dissolutions.

This data originally comes from the US Census Bureau and is illustrated by margin of error, percent, and rank of households that are married and have their own children.

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In 2022, there were around **** million marriages in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when about **** million marriages were registered in the country. The divorce rate in the United States can be accessed here.