In 2019, there were around 36 opposite-sex couple resident civil unions registered in New Zealand, a decrease from the number recorded in 2005. The first civil unions in the country were celebrated in 2005, and the first same-sex marriages were celebrated in 2013.
Number of New Zealand resident civil unions of opposite-sex couples in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019
Source: Stats NZ and licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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 New Zealand resident civil unions of opposite-sex couples in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081608/new-zealand-opposite-sex-couples-resident-civil-unions-number/
Statistics New Zealand. "Number of New Zealand resident civil unions of opposite-sex couples in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019." Chart. May 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081608/new-zealand-opposite-sex-couples-resident-civil-unions-number/
Statistics New Zealand. (2020). Number of New Zealand resident civil unions of opposite-sex couples in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081608/new-zealand-opposite-sex-couples-resident-civil-unions-number/
Statistics New Zealand. "Number of New Zealand Resident Civil Unions of Opposite-sex Couples in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081608/new-zealand-opposite-sex-couples-resident-civil-unions-number/
Statistics New Zealand, Number of New Zealand resident civil unions of opposite-sex couples in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081608/new-zealand-opposite-sex-couples-resident-civil-unions-number/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Number of New Zealand resident civil unions of opposite-sex couples in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019 [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081608/new-zealand-opposite-sex-couples-resident-civil-unions-number/
