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
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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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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

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