Austria vs Denmark: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022

Austria
5.24 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark
5.34 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Austria rank
12th
Denmark rank
10th

Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time

  • Austria
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 5.34 per 1,000 people against 5.24 per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 10th of 44 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 7.92 per 1,000 people 8.24 per 1,000 people 0.32 per 1,000 people Denmark
1970s 6.41 per 1,000 people 6.26 per 1,000 people 0.15 per 1,000 people Austria
1980s 6.47 per 1,000 people 5.6 per 1,000 people 0.87 per 1,000 people Austria
1990s 5.43 per 1,000 people 6.43 per 1,000 people 1 per 1,000 people Denmark
2000s 4.51 per 1,000 people 6.73 per 1,000 people 2.22 per 1,000 people Denmark
2010s 4.79 per 1,000 people 5.24 per 1,000 people 0.45 per 1,000 people Denmark
2020s 4.74 per 1,000 people 4.98 per 1,000 people 0.2367 per 1,000 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Austria or Denmark?
Denmark, at 5.34 per 1,000 people against 5.24 per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Austria and Denmark?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
Austria ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 10th 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 in 1990 vs. 2022. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
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.