Cyprus had the highest marriage rate among member states of the European Union, at 8.9 marriages per 1,000 people. By contrast, Italy had the lowest marriage rate, at 1.6 marriages per 1,000 population.

According to the 2020 UNIDOMO questionnaire, Portugal clearly led the list of European countries with the highest divorce rate per 100 marriages. With 91.5 divorces the Portuguese Republic led the list, followed by Spain and Luxembourg. All three countries boast a significantly higher share than the other European countries, each reporting a divorce rate over 80 divorces.

A different way to look at Portugal

While Portugal clearly has the most divorces per 100 marriages, looking at divorce rates per 1.000 inhabitants in other European countries alters the picture of the country as one unsettled by significant numbers of divorces. With nearly 1.7 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants Portugal has roughly the same divorce rate as Germany and the Netherlands. Interesting is furthermore that although marriages in Portugal tend to result in divorce lightly more often as in Luxembourg (80.3%), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg experienced a 0.6 point higher divorce rate.

What about the rest of the World?

While compared with Latin American countries like Guatemala or Peru, ranked among the countries with the lowest divorce rates in the world, Luxembourg’s divorce rate seems excessive. However, when compared with divorce rates (per 1.000 inhabitants) of countries like the United States (2.7) or China (3.5) divorce rates from Luxembourg and Europe are not out of the ordinary.

The crude marriage rate is the ratio of the number of marriages during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 persons.

There were approximately 390,743 marriages taking place in Germany in 2022, the most in the European Union in that year. France had the second-highest number of marriages, at 241,831, followed by Italy at 189,140 marriages.

Spain had the oldest mean average age of marriage in Europe for both males and females at 36.8 for males, and 34.7 for females in 2022. By contrast, Poland had the youngest average age at marriage for males, at 30.7 and Romania for females at the age of 28.

Dataset replaced by: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/data/dataset/kYUpewWd81KHgTddinyQ The crude marriage rate is the ratio of the number of marriages during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 persons.

First marriage rates by age and sex

Over the period observed, the marriage rate decreased from five per 1,000 inhabitants in 2004 to 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

Table of INEBase Marriage rates by municipality, according to sex. Annual. Municipalities. Basic Demographic Indicators

This table includes the most important key figures on marriage dissolutions due to death and divorce among the registered population of the Netherlands. Excluding dissolutions due to ending registered partnerships.

Data available from: 1950

Status of the figures: All data recorded in this table are final data.

Changes per 24 July 2024: Data of 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published? In the last quarter of 2025 final figures of 2024 will be added in this publication.

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.

Table of INEBase Marriages between males by province of residence of the marriage, age group of spouse 1 and age group of spouse 2. Annual. Provinces. Vital Statistics: Marriages

The mean age at first marriage in Spain was, along with Sweden, one of the highest in the European Union. Based on this setup, it is no wonder that the Spanish autonomous communities featured quite elevated numbers - particularly in the Canary Islands, where the average age at first marriage stood at over 41 years old for men and over 38 for women in 2023. Easy come easy go Marriage might be undergoing a declining popularity among Spaniards, or so it would seem by its national (heterosexual) marriage figures, which have experienced a slight decrease overtime. In 2023, the Balearic Islands recording the highest numbers on the list of marriage rate in Spain, with a rate of 4.43 marriages per 1,000 people. Moreover, Spain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe, with 85.5 divorces per 100 marriages carried out in this country in 2020. Ageing: a common problem across the continent The age at first marriage is not the only digit that is on the rise in Spain. Data related to age in the Mediterranean country essentially behaves in a similar fashion as the rest of its European counterparts, whose population is also slowly but surely getting older. In 2023, the life expectancy at birth in Spain stood at 83.77 years, one of the highest in the world.

In 2019, the largest number of marriages was celebrated in June (32.8 thousand). The month in which the lowest amount of people got married was January. In total, 1984 thousand weddings took place in Italy that year.

This table includes data on contracted marriages and registered partnerships among the Dutch population.

The following information is available: - Marriages by sex of the partners. - Marrying persons by sex and marital status before marriage. - Average age at marriage by sex and marital status. - Average number of contracted marriages by sex. - Partnership registrations by sex of the partners.

Data available from: 1950

Status of the figures: All figures in this publication are final data.

Changes per 24 May 2024: Final figures of 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published? Figures of 2024 will be added in the 2nd quarter of 2025.

Table of INEBase Marriages by province of residence of the marriage, month and form of celebration. Annual. Provinces. Vital Statistics: Marriages

The Europe destination wedding market is estimated at US$ 9.9 million in 2023 and is projected to reach US$ 56.3 million by 2033. The share of Europe destination wedding market in the global destination wedding market is between 34% and 38%.

Attribute	Details
Estimated Europe Destination Wedding Market Size 2023	US$ 9.9 million
Projected Market Size (2033)	US$ 56.3 million
Market CAGR (2023 to 2033)	19%
Europe Destination Wedding Market Top Players Share in 2022	17% to 23%

2018 to 2022 Europe Destination Wedding Market Outlook Compared to 2023 to 2033 Forecast

Historical CAGR % (2018 to 2022)	16.7%
Forecast CAGR % (2023 to 2033)	19%

Country-wise Insights

Country	Germany
Market Share % (2022)	4%

Category-wise Insights

Segments	Market Share % (2022)
Below 100 Guests	52%
Mid Season	27%

Scope of Report

Attribute	Details
Estimated Market Size 2023	US$ 9.9 million
Projected Market Value (2033)	US$ 56.3 million
Value CAGR (2023 to 2033)	19%
Forecast Period	2023 to 2033
Historical Data Available for	2018 to 2022
Market Analysis	US$ million for Value
Key Regions Covered	Europe
Key Countries Covered	Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and Rest of Europe
Key Segments Covered	Guest Capacity, Season, Inclusion and Activity, Types of Function, Nationality, Booking Channel, Destination, and Country
Key Companies Profiled	White Eden Weddings FiestaSol Tropical Wedding & Honeymoon Magical Weddings Sparkles & Bubbles ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL PLANNED FOR PERFECTION Peach Perfect Weddings The Wedding Travel Company LM WEDDING PLANNER Jennifer Fox Weddings W Day The Destination Wedding Wedding Planner Roma Studio Brzak Events Other (as per request)
Report Coverage	Market Forecast, Company Share Analysis, Competition Intelligence, DROT Analysis, Market Dynamics and Challenges, and Strategic Growth Initiatives

Immigration and emigration in the Netherlands and the administrative corrections by country of birth, sex, age and marital status. CBS is in transition towards a new classification of the population by origin. Greater emphasis is now placed on where a person was born, aside from where that person’s parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ is no longer used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western are replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. The new classification by origin is being introduced gradually in tables and publications on population by origin. Data available from: 2020 Status of the figures: All data recorded in this publication are final data. Changes as from 3 June 2024: Final figures of 2023 have been added. Changes as from 8 March 2024: None, this is a new table. This table succeeds the table External migration; sex, age, marital status and country of birth; 1995-2022. See section 3. The following changes have been implemented compared to the discontinued table: - The countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey have been assigned to the continent of Asia (previously Europe); - Relative to the discontinued table, minor differences may occur. The differences are due to a change in the production process. When will new figures be published? The final figures of 2024 will be added in the third quarter of 2025 in this publication.

Portugal was the European country with the highest divorce rate in 2020, counting almost 92 divorces per 100 marriages. However, in 2023, the divorce-marriage ratio decreased to 47 percent. In 2020, the ratio peaked because of the drop in marriages during the coronavirus (COVID-19) related lockdown. Pandemic years registered the lowest numbers of marriages and divorces since 2010 Until 2019, the annual divorce rate in Portugal had been relatively stable at around two divorces per 1,000 residents. Nevertheless, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the lowest divorce rate so far was recorded at 1.7, which may be explained by the restrictions imposed by lockdowns and the delays in administrative and bureaucratic services. Still, and due to the same reasons, the number of marriages also suffered a steep decline in 2020 to around 18,900, more than doubling in 2022 and surpassing 2011 figures. First marriages and motherhood occur later in life in Portugal The mean age on first marriage of both men and women in Portugal has been increasing at an almost constant pace for years. 2021 marked an inversion of this tendency, with the mean age of men when marrying for the first time decreasing to 34.3 years of age and the mean age of women decreasing to 32.9 years. However, the rising trend in age was quickly reestablished, as 2022 recorded the highest mean age on first marriage for both sexes. Under the same inclination is the average age of women when giving birth to their first child, which was at 30.9 years in 2021, increasing two years of age in relation to 2010.

This statistic shows the European Union countries with the highest share of births out of wedlock from 2009 to 2011. In 2009, the share of births out of marriage in Great Britain amounted to 46.3 percent.