The marriage rate in England and Wales, defined as the number of people marrying per 1,000 unmarried people in the population aged 16 and over, was 17.9 in 2019. Before 2020, which was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the lowest marriage rate in the provided time period.
Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2020
Characteristic
England and Wales
Scotland
2020
7
-
2019
17.9
-
2018
19.3
-
2017
20.3
-
2016
21
-
2015
20.7
-
2014
21.9
-
2013
21.4
-
2012
23.5
-
2011
22.3
-
2010
22.4
-
2009
21.6
-
2008
22.2
26.6
2007
22.6
28
2006
23.4
28.7
2005
24.7
30.3
2004
27.6
32.1
2003
27.9
31.3
2002
26.8
30.8
2001
25.4
31
2000
27.8
31.6
1999
27.8
31.5
1998
28.7
31.7
1997
29.7
32
1996
30.9
33.2
1995
31.8
34.1
1994
33.2
35.4
1993
34.5
38
1992
36.2
40.2
1991
36
39
1990
-
39.9
1989
-
40.9
1988
-
41.7
1987
-
42.3
1986
-
42.9
1985
-
44.3
1984
-
44.4
1983
-
44.1
1982
-
45
1981
-
49.8
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 10, 2023). Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, 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 2020." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. 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 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. 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 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 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 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Marriage rate of opposite-sex couples in Great Britain from 1981 to 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281543/marriage-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
