Croatia vs Germany: Marriage rates
Croatia
4.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Germany
4.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Croatia rank
17th
Germany rank
17th
Marriage rates over time
- Croatia
- Germany
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 4.7 per 1,000 people against 4.7 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Croatia ranks 17th and Germany ranks 17th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.49 per 1,000 people | 8.42 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1970s | 8.05 per 1,000 people | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1980s | 6.77 per 1,000 people | 6.46 per 1,000 people | 0.31 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1990s | 5.21 per 1,000 people | 5.47 per 1,000 people | 0.26 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.2 per 1,000 people | 4.67 per 1,000 people | 0.53 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 2010s | 4.79 per 1,000 people | 4.87 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 0.1333 per 1,000 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates, Croatia or Germany?
- Croatia, at 4.7 per 1,000 people against 4.7 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates between Croatia and Germany?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Germany rank globally for marriage rates?
- Croatia ranks 17th and Germany ranks 17th 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.