The marriage rate in England and Wales, defined as the amount of people marrying per 1,000 unmarried people in the population aged 16 and over, was 17.9 in 2019, an overall low for this provided time period.
Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2019
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Statistics on Marriage and weddings in the UK
Marriage demographics
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- Basic Statistic Number of marriages in the UK 1887-2019
- Basic Statistic Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in England and Wales 1862-2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Average age at marriage in England and Wales 1851-2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of people marrying an opposite-sex partner England and Wales 2019, by age
- Basic Statistic Number of people marrying a same-sex partner England and Wales 2019, by age
- Basic Statistic Marital status of people in England and Wales 2002-2020
Weddings & Civil Partnerships
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- Basic Statistic Number of marriages in England and Wales 1962-2019, by type of ceremony
- Basic Statistic Most popular wedding month England and Wales 2019
- Basic Statistic Most popular wedding day England and Wales 2019
- Basic Statistic Most popular wedding dates England and Wales 2019
- Basic Statistic Number of civil partnerships in the UK 2005-2021
Costs and planning
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- Premium Statistic Average wedding cost in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Average wedding costs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021, by spending category
- Premium Statistic Average spend on wedding necessities in the UK 2019-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Biggest challenges of wedding planning in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021
- Premium Statistic Most popular honeymoon destinations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
- Premium Statistic Most commonly hired wedding suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by type
Divorce
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International Comparisons
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- Number of opposite sex marriages in the Republic of Ireland 2012-2021
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- Marriage rate in the Republic of Ireland 2012-2021
- Age of Americans at their first wedding
- Age of women in the United States at their first wedding
- Age distribution of men at their first wedding in the U.S. 1970-2009
- Italy: share of civil marriages 1950s-2017
- Most popular season for weddings ceremonies in the United States as of 2013
- Number of Muslim marriages in Indonesia 2012-2021
- Marriage rate in Ukraine 2000-2021
- Use of special colors and themes on wedding days in the Netherlands 2017
- Events arranged by couples to celebrate their wedding, by type
- Number of marriages in Ukraine 2000-2021
- Traditions adhered to at weddings in the United States in 2011, by type
- Average number of marriages in the Netherlands 1950-2021, by gender
- Number of marriages in Romania per 1,000 inhabitants 1990-2021
- Share of people who got married in Romania 2021, by age group and gender
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- Number of opposite sex marriages in the Republic of Ireland 2012-2021
- Number of marriages in China 2011-2021
- Number of registered marriages in China 2021, by region
- Marriage rate in the Republic of Ireland 2012-2021
- Age of Americans at their first wedding
- Age of women in the United States at their first wedding
- Age distribution of men at their first wedding in the U.S. 1970-2009
- Italy: share of civil marriages 1950s-2017
- Most popular season for weddings ceremonies in the United States as of 2013
- Number of Muslim marriages in Indonesia 2012-2021
- Marriage rate in Ukraine 2000-2021
- Use of special colors and themes on wedding days in the Netherlands 2017
- Events arranged by couples to celebrate their wedding, by type
- Number of marriages in Ukraine 2000-2021
- Traditions adhered to at weddings in the United States in 2011, by type
- Average number of marriages in the Netherlands 1950-2021, by gender
- Number of marriages in Romania per 1,000 inhabitants 1990-2021
- Share of people who got married in Romania 2021, by age group and gender
Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2019." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Marriage Rate of Opposite-sex Couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 02, 2023)
Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2019 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/