In 2020 the number of civil partnerships in the United Kingdom reached their highest levels since 2007, with 8,437 taking place. This was largely due to an influx of opposite-sex civil partnership formation taking place in that year, with civil partnerships previously being only available to same-sex couples. In 2005, the first year in this time period, the figure is comparatively low, due to the fact that the first civil partnership weren't able to take place until December 5, of that year. After that, in 2006, the numbers increased dramatically and stayed at high levels until 2014, when same-sex marriages were able to be performed in England and Wales.
Number of civil partnerships in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of civil partnerships
2021
7,267
2020
8,437
2019
1,180
2018
1,129
2017
1,070
2016
1,044
2015
1,014
2014
2,229
2013
6,276
2012
7,037
2011
6,795
2010
6,385
2009
6,281
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Number of civil partnerships in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281552/number-of-civil-partnerships-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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