Belgium vs Greece: Marriage rates
Belgium
4.2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Greece
4.2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
22nd
Greece rank
22nd
Marriage rates over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.2 per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Greece ranks 22nd of 44 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.02 per 1,000 people | 8.48 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 7.29 per 1,000 people | 7.83 per 1,000 people | 0.54 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 6.13 per 1,000 people | 6.31 per 1,000 people | 0.18 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 5.24 per 1,000 people | 5.49 per 1,000 people | 0.25 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.15 per 1,000 people | 5.15 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 4.73 per 1,000 people | 0.93 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 0.1667 per 1,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates, Belgium or Greece?
- Belgium, at 4.2 per 1,000 people against 4.2 per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates between Belgium and Greece?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for marriage rates?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Greece ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.