This statistic shows the number of marriages that took place in Scotland from 2000 to 2016. The peak was in 2004 with 32,154 weddings. The lowest number of marriages took place in 2009, however this was followed by an increasing trend until 2012, when there was a sharp decrease. In December 2014, same sex marriage was introduced in Scotland.
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Number of marriages in Scotland 2000-2017
Number of marriages in Scotland from 2000 to 2017*
This statistic shows the number of marriages that took place in Scotland from 2000 to 2016. The peak was in 2004 with 32,154 weddings. The lowest number of marriages took place in 2009, however this was followed by an increasing trend until 2012, when there was a sharp decrease. In December 2014, same sex marriage was introduced in Scotland.
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| Opposite sex | Same sex** | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27,458 | 982 |
| 2016 | 28,231 | 998 |
| 2015 | 28,020 | 1,671 |
| 2014 | 28,702 | 367 |
| 2013 | 27,547 | - |
| 2012 | 30,534 | - |
| 2011 | 29,135 | - |
| 2010 | 28,480 | - |
| 2009 | 27,524 | - |
| 2008 | 28,903 | - |
| 2007 | 29,866 | - |
| 2006 | 29,898 | - |
| 2005 | 30,881 | - |
| 2004 | 32,154 | - |
| 2003 | 30,757 | - |
| 2002 | 29,826 | - |
| 2001 | 29,621 | - |
| 2000 | 30,367 | - |
| Opposite sex | Same sex** | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27,458 | 982 |
| 2016 | 28,231 | 998 |
| 2015 | 28,020 | 1,671 |
| 2014 | 28,702 | 367 |
| 2013 | 27,547 | - |
| 2012 | 30,534 | - |
| 2011 | 29,135 | - |
| 2010 | 28,480 | - |
| 2009 | 27,524 | - |
| 2008 | 28,903 | - |
| 2007 | 29,866 | - |
| 2006 | 29,898 | - |
| 2005 | 30,881 | - |
| 2004 | 32,154 | - |
| 2003 | 30,757 | - |
| 2002 | 29,826 | - |
| 2001 | 29,621 | - |
| 2000 | 30,367 | - |
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This statistic shows the number of marriages that took place in Scotland from 2000 to 2016. The peak was in 2004 with 32,154 weddings. The lowest number of marriages took place in 2009, however this was followed by an increasing trend until 2012, when there was a sharp decrease. In December 2014, same sex marriage was introduced in Scotland.
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- Release date
- June 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom (Scotland)
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
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*Marriages that took place in Scotland regardless of the nationality or usual residence of the participants. Scottish couples who got married abroad were not counted.
**Same sex marriages came into effect on 16 December 2014.
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- United Kingdom (Scotland)
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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*Marriages that took place in Scotland regardless of the nationality or usual residence of the participants. Scottish couples who got married abroad were not counted.
**Same sex marriages came into effect on 16 December 2014.
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