Luxembourg vs Spain: Marriage rates
Luxembourg
3.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Spain
3.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
30th
Spain rank
32nd
Marriage rates over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.7 per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 7.36 per 1,000 people | 0.69 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 6.24 per 1,000 people | 7.33 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 5.43 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 5.57 per 1,000 people | 5.25 per 1,000 people | 0.32 per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 4.27 per 1,000 people | 4.71 per 1,000 people | 0.44 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 3.52 per 1,000 people | 0.22 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.23 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 0.3333 per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Luxembourg, at 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.7 per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for marriage rates?
- Luxembourg ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd 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.