Germany vs Iceland: Marriage rates
Germany
4.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland
5 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Germany rank
17th
Iceland rank
14th
Marriage rates over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5 per 1,000 people against 4.7 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 people.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 14th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.42 per 1,000 people | 8 per 1,000 people | 0.42 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6.46 per 1,000 people | 5.39 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.47 per 1,000 people | 4.99 per 1,000 people | 0.48 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.67 per 1,000 people | 5.34 per 1,000 people | 0.67 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 4.87 per 1,000 people | 4.97 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 0.5 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates, Germany or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 5 per 1,000 people against 4.7 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in marriage rates between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.3 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for marriage rates?
- Germany ranks 17th 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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About this data
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.