Breakdown of male same-sex couples in France 2020, by union type and age
Same-sex couples are on average less likely to be married than heterosexual couples, both in France and abroad. In France, where non-heterosexual couples can get married since 2013, 73 percent of different-sex couples were married in 2020, compared to 40 percent of women couples, and 37 percent of men couples.
According to the Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE), these differences are partly related to the fact that LGBTQ couples are younger and newer, and thus less likely to have been previously married. They also have a lower preference for marriage at the same age than heterosexual couples. For example, while 37 percent of men couples aged 45-49 were married in 2020, this proportion rose to 71 percent for men of the same age in relationships with women.
According to the Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE), these differences are partly related to the fact that LGBTQ couples are younger and newer, and thus less likely to have been previously married. They also have a lower preference for marriage at the same age than heterosexual couples. For example, while 37 percent of men couples aged 45-49 were married in 2020, this proportion rose to 71 percent for men of the same age in relationships with women.
