Ireland vs New Zealand: Marriage rates
Ireland
3.3 per 1,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand
3.68 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
37th
New Zealand rank
34th
Marriage rates over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.3 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.38 per 1,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Ireland ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.87 per 1,000 people | 8.28 per 1,000 people | 2.41 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.82 per 1,000 people | 8.21 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 7.44 per 1,000 people | 1.94 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.64 per 1,000 people | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 5.19 per 1,000 people | 0.124 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 4.39 per 1,000 people | 0.1138 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 0.5729 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates, Ireland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.3 per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0.38 per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for marriage rates?
- Ireland ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th 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.