In 2019, around 5.3 thousand marriages and civil unions were registered in New Zealand where one or both partners had been previously married or in a civil union. The first civil unions in the country were celebrated in 2005, and the first same-sex marriages were celebrated in 2013.
Number of remarriages in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*
Characteristic
Number of remarriages in thousands
2019
5.27
2018
5.92
2017
5.89
2016
5.87
2015
5.98
2014
6.05
2013
5.87
2012
6.38
2011
6.26
2010
6.5
2009
6.87
2008
7.24
2007
7.24
2006
7.48
2005
7.35
2004
7.49
2003
7.71
2002
7.52
2001
7.31
2000
7.57
1999
7.5
1998
7.29
1997
7.22
1996
7.52
1995
7.41
1994
7.18
1993
7.3
1992
7.35
1991
7.55
1990
7.85
1989
7.53
1988
7.73
1987
8.13
1986
8.04
1985
8.12
1984
8.53
1983
8.23
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* Marriages and civil unions where one or both partners have been previously married or in a civil union.
Source: Stats NZ and licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Values have been rounded.
Before 1999, marriage data were extracted on the basis of 'date of marriage'. From 1999 onwards, marriage and civil union data are extracted using 'date of registration'.
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Statistics New Zealand. (May 5, 2020). Number of remarriages in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081350/new-zealand-number-of-remarriages/
Statistics New Zealand. "Number of remarriages in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. May 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081350/new-zealand-number-of-remarriages/
Statistics New Zealand. (2020). Number of remarriages in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081350/new-zealand-number-of-remarriages/
Statistics New Zealand. "Number of Remarriages in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081350/new-zealand-number-of-remarriages/
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Number of remarriages in New Zealand from 1983 to 2019 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081350/new-zealand-number-of-remarriages/
