What is the difference in marriage rates between Austria and Iceland?

0.24 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?

61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Marriage rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Iceland: Marriage rates

Austria

5.24 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Iceland

5 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Austria rank

12th

Iceland rank

14th

Marriage rates over time

Austria
Iceland

How they compare

Austria currently reports 5.24 per 1,000 people against 5 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.24 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 14th of 44 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.92 per 1,000 people	8 per 1,000 people	0.08 per 1,000 people	Iceland
1970s	6.41 per 1,000 people	7.67 per 1,000 people	1.26 per 1,000 people	Iceland
1980s	6.47 per 1,000 people	5.39 per 1,000 people	1.08 per 1,000 people	Austria
1990s	5.43 per 1,000 people	4.99 per 1,000 people	0.44 per 1,000 people	Austria
2000s	4.51 per 1,000 people	5.34 per 1,000 people	0.83 per 1,000 people	Iceland
2010s	4.79 per 1,000 people	4.97 per 1,000 people	0.18 per 1,000 people	Iceland
2020s	4.4 per 1,000 people	5 per 1,000 people	0.6 per 1,000 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marriage rates, Austria or Iceland?: Austria, at 5.24 per 1,000 people against 5 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in marriage rates between Austria and Iceland?: 0.24 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for marriage rates?: Austria ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 14th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Marriage rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Marriage rates
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 44 places, 2,520 data points, 1886–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.