Married Indians made up over ** percent of the population in India in 2020. Men and women between 30 and 34 years old made up the highest share of married population that year. Additionally, Indians between 25 and 29 years old contributed to more than **** percent of the married population during the same time period.

According to a 2020 survey of Millennials and Generation Z members in India, **** percent of Gen Z members preferred a love marriage over an arranged marriage. A slightly smaller share of Millennial respondents, **** percent, preferred a love marriage over an arranged marriage.

Over ** percent of the Indian population was married in 2020. Of this, women made up a higher share at nearly ** percent, while this stood at about ** percent among men during the same time period. About *** percent overall were categorized as divorced/separated/widowed or widower.

Married Indians accounted for the highest share of the population at over ** percent during the survey year 2024. On the other hand, over ** percent of the population were never married. This share was higher among women compared to men during the same period.

According to the results of a survey conducted by Nikah Forever, over ** percent of users believed it was most appropriate to get married between the ages of ** and **. Among Muslim females, however, 21 to 24 years old was also seen as ideal for marriage.

Arranged marriages According to a recent survey, it was reported that a majority of millennials and generation Zs preferred alove marriage over arranged. The concept of arranged marriage gives the parents of the adult the entitlement to choose their life partner for them. Despite the changing Indian mindset on arranged marriage, influenced by growing literacy, social media, and even mobile dating applications, the average Indian has found it hard to let go of traditional norms relative to the concept of marriage.

Online dating In contrast to arranged marriages, the 21st century affords young people the opportunity of finding love online and taking responsibility of their own destiny. Social media and dating platforms such as Tinder bring couples together based on a criteria of partner preferences. Before the advent of social media, partnering websites such as Matrimony.com and Shaadi.com were among the largest players in the marriage market share.

According to a 2020 survey of Millennials in India, **** percent of respondents with a professional higher education or vocational college course background preferred to get married between the ages of 26 and 30 years old. A smaller share of respondents in this cohort, **** percent preferred to get married between the ages of ** and **.

In India, the underage marriage rate among female children of 15 years or younger amounted to ***** percent from 2014 to 2020. During the same period, approximately ** percent of female children got married by the age of ** across the country.

The PLFS survey 2024 showed rising divorce rates among women and men in India compared to the 2018 survey. The rate of divorced urban females increased to *** percent in 2024 from *** percent in 2018. In general, more Indians are getting divorced now than seven years ago.

This survey illustrates the results of a survey among Indian people regarding their opinion on arranged marriage, as of August 2012. In today's India, 74 percent of the respondents approve of arranged marriage and prefer it to freely chosen marriage.

This statistic displays the results of a youth survey conducted among ***** year olds in ** states across India in 2016 about the the types of marriages among the respondents. A majority of married respondents, about ** percent, had an arranged marriage, while only *** percent of respondents stated that they were married because of love.

The share of people in India who prefer arranged marriage over marriage for love, broken down by region can be found here.

According to a 2020 survey of members of Generation Z in India, ** percent of respondents reported that they aspired to get married and have children. ** percent of respondents stated they did not want to have children nor get married. The survey found that Gen Z members were less interested in marriage and having children than Millennials.

According to a 2020 survey of Generation Z members in India, approximately ** percent of respondents with a monthly household income of more than ** thousand Indian rupees reported that they preferred a marriage partner from within the same socio-economic class. In comparison, **** percent of Gen Zs with monthly household incomes less than ** thousand Indian rupees reported having that same preference.

According to a 2020 survey of Millennials in India, **** percent of female Millennials preferred an arranged marriage. In comparison, **** percent of male Millennials preferred an arranged marriage.

As per a survey conducted in 2023, ** percent of population in India are of the opinion that same-sex marriage should be legal, while ** percent oppose it. India's Supreme Court recently declined to legalize same-sex marriage while accepting the current government's offer to set up a panel to evaluate and consider granting legal rights and benefits for same-sex couples.

According to a 2020 survey of Millennials in India, ** percent of respondents reported that they aspired to get married and have children. ** percent of respondents stated they did not want to have children nor get married.

Over ***** percent each of men and women in urban India between ages 30 and **, and ** and ** made up the highest share in terms of married population in 2020. On the other hand, nearly *** percent of those between 20 and 24 years old were married in the same time period in urban centers of the country.

As of financial year 2019, the state of Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of couples across India with approximately ********** couples, while Maharashtra ranked second with a little over ********** couples that year. In total, there were around *********** couples across the country in the given time period.

According to UN Women, nearly ***** out of ten women aged between 20 and 24 years in India were married or in union before age ** as of December 2020. Meanwhile, approximately *** percent of these young women were in underage marriage arrangements before the age of **.

According to the results of a survey conducted by Nikah Forever, over ** percent of respondents consulted their parents before making a final decision on marriage. This was higher among men than women during the survey period.

As per the results of a survey among rural and urban Indian households about the average age of marriage in *******, the average age of males at marriage was about 26 years old, while for women, it was about 22 years in rural areas.

Age of marriage   

To prevent child marriages and abuse of minors, the Indian law prescribes a minimum age of marriage for men and women at ** and **, respectively. Many campaigns and counselling programs are carried out to empower young girls and provide education and awareness so that that they are not influenced into marriage early in their lives.

Arranged marriage

Most marriages in India are arranged by the families. Traditionally, for the purpose of marriage, a marriage broker would be approached by the respective families seeking partner for their children. In recent years, online matrimony services that provides both matchmaking and marriage services globally has gained popularity with increasing numbers of registered users.