Countries with the highest marriage rates worldwide 2018 | Statista

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.

Countries with the highest marriage rates worldwide as of 2018 (marriages per 1,000 population)

Characteristic	Number of marriages per 1,000 population
West Bank & Gaza	10
Fiji	9.8
Egypt	9.6
Bahamas	9.5
Uzbekistan	9.5
Tajikistan	8.9
Albania	8
Mauritius	7.9
Kyrgyzstan	7.8
Sri Lanka	7.8
Moldova	7.5
Kazakhstan	7.5
Iran	7.5
Guam	7.5
Romania	7.3

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