In 2022, 765 same-sex marriages took places between two men and 949 same-sex marriages took place between two women. Marriages between two women outnumbered marriages between two men since 2002, with the largest number of same-sex marriages between two women taking place in 2001. The total number of same-sex marriages in the Netherlands also peaked this year, with over 2,400 same-sex marriages.
Total number of same-sex marriages in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Between men
Between women
2001
1,339
1,075
2002
935
903
2003
735
764
2004
579
631
2005
570
580
2006
579
633
2007
663
708
2008
656
752
2009
573
785
2010
660
694
2011
601
754
2012
544
741
2013
522
700
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (July 13, 2023). Total number of same-sex marriages in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/520259/total-number-of-same-sex-marriages-in-the-netherlands-by-gender/
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