Austria vs Iceland: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022

Austria
5.24 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland
5 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Austria rank
12th
Iceland rank
14th

Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time

  • Austria
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 5.24 per 1,000 people against 5 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.24 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 14th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 7.92 per 1,000 people 8 per 1,000 people 0.08 per 1,000 people Iceland
1970s 6.41 per 1,000 people 7.67 per 1,000 people 1.26 per 1,000 people Iceland
1980s 6.47 per 1,000 people 5.39 per 1,000 people 1.08 per 1,000 people Austria
1990s 5.43 per 1,000 people 4.99 per 1,000 people 0.44 per 1,000 people Austria
2000s 4.51 per 1,000 people 5.34 per 1,000 people 0.83 per 1,000 people Iceland
2010s 4.79 per 1,000 people 4.97 per 1,000 people 0.18 per 1,000 people Iceland
2020s 4.4 per 1,000 people 5 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Austria or Iceland?
Austria, at 5.24 per 1,000 people against 5 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Austria and Iceland?
0.24 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
Austria ranks 12th 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 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.