New Zealand vs Portugal: Marriage rates
New Zealand
3.68 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
3.5 per 1,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
34th
Portugal rank
36th
Marriage rates over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.5 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.28 per 1,000 people | 8.41 per 1,000 people | 0.13 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 8.21 per 1,000 people | 9.59 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7.44 per 1,000 people | 7.22 per 1,000 people | 0.22 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 6.75 per 1,000 people | 0.97 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.19 per 1,000 people | 4.84 per 1,000 people | 0.354 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.39 per 1,000 people | 3.27 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.34 per 1,000 people | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 0.642 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates, New Zealand or Portugal?
- New Zealand, at 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.5 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.18 per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for marriage rates?
- New Zealand ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th 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.