In 2019, 253,112 marriages took place in the UK in 2019, a decrease from 2018 when there were 270,286. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were just 100,899 marriages in 2020, the fewest during this time period.
Number of marriages in the United Kingdom from 1887 to 2020
Characteristic
Number of marriages
2020
100,899
2019
253,112
2018
270,286
2017
279,582
2016
287,328
2015
283,559
2014
289,841
2013
276,527
2012
301,254
2011
286,634
2010
280,444
2009
267,898
2008
273,207
2007
273,920
2006
277,611
2005
286,826
2004
313,551
2003
308,623
2002
293,021
2001
286,129
2000
305,912
1999
301,083
1998
304,797
1997
310,218
1996
317,513
1995
322,251
1994
331,232
1993
341,608
1992
356,013
1991
349,739
1990
375,410
1989
392,042
1988
394,051
1987
397,937
1986
393,939
1985
393,117
1984
395,800
1983
389,286
1982
387,021
1981
397,846
1980
418,446
1979
416,927
1978
416,376
1977
403,938
1976
406,024
1975
430,678
1974
436,346
1973
453,665
1972
480,285
1971
459,389
1970
470,987
1969
451,627
1968
462,758
1967
439,092
1966
437,083
1965
422,054
1964
410,163
1963
401,137
1962
397,818
1961
397,101
1960
393,598
1959
390,178
1958
390,356
1957
398,955
1956
406,266
1955
410,630
1954
392,859
1953
395,316
1952
399,762
1951
411,399
1950
408,033
1949
425,965
1948
449,969
1947
455,087
1946
441,192
1945
456,720
1944
349,239
1943
344,764
1942
428,819
1941
448,507
1940
533,866
1939
495,115
1938
409,101
1937
406,117
1936
401,684
1935
396,368
1934
387,471
1933
360,022
1932
347,300
1931
351,868
1930
355,971
1929
353,709
1928
343,440
1927
348,098
1926
318,332
1925
335,827
1924
336,258
1923
335,582
1922
341,971
1921
368,216
1920
436,286
1919
423,463
1918
329,489
1917
296,148
1916
318,303
1915
404,990
1914
336,931
1913
327,503
1912
323,809
1911
314,377
1910
305,977
1909
297,863
1908
303,765
1907
317,125
1906
310,693
1905
299,475
1904
297,439
1903
300,842
1902
301,342
1901
298,203
1900
297,050
1899
302,810
1898
295,137
1897
287,920
1896
280,790
1895
264,246
1894
261,156
1893
252,832
1892
262,788
1891
261,599
1890
257,346
1889
247,040
1888
235,935
1887
232,245
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