Breakdown of women same-sex couples in France 2020, by union type and age
On average, same-sex couples are less likely to be married than heterosexual couples, whether in France or elsewhere. In France, where non-heterosexual couples have the right to marry since 2013, 73 percent of different-sex couples were married in 2020, compared to 37 percent of men couples, and 40 percent of women couples.
According to the Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE), these differences can be partially explained by the fact that LGBTQ couples are younger and newer, and therefore less likely to have ever had a marriage. They also have a lower preference for marriage at the same age than heterosexual couples. For example, while 42 percent of women couples aged 45-49 were married in 2020, this proportion rose to 74 percent for women of the same age in relationships with men.
According to the Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE), these differences can be partially explained by the fact that LGBTQ couples are younger and newer, and therefore less likely to have ever had a marriage. They also have a lower preference for marriage at the same age than heterosexual couples. For example, while 42 percent of women couples aged 45-49 were married in 2020, this proportion rose to 74 percent for women of the same age in relationships with men.
