Since the the law legalizing same-sex marriages in Denmark was implemented in June 2012, there have been constantly more same-sex marriages between women than among men. In 2022, 296 women married another woman, and 213 men married another man. The total number of registered marriages in Denmark decreased over the past 20 years.
Divorces
Simultaneously, the number of divorces in Denmark was approximately one half of the number of marriages in 2022. During that year, around 12.000 divorces were registered and out of them, 96 female couples and 42 male couples were divorced.
Marriages in Norway
In Norway, the number of contracted marriages decreased from 2011 to 2021. Around 63,600 marriages were registered in 2021. Among the homosexual couples, the situation was similar as to Denmark; most same-sex marriages were between women. 202 female couples and 94 male couples were married in Norway that year. Norway's Marriage Act made same-sex marriages legal in 2009.
Number of marriages between two same-sex partners in Denmark from 2012 to 2022
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Statistics Denmark. (February 13, 2023). Number of marriages between two same-sex partners in Denmark from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/578822/marriages-between-two-same-sex-partners-in-denmark/
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