Denmark vs Estonia: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
Denmark
5.34 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Estonia
5.3 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
10th
Estonia rank
11th
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.34 per 1,000 people against 5.3 per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and Estonia ranks 11th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.24 per 1,000 people | 8.94 per 1,000 people | 0.7 per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 6.26 per 1,000 people | 8.74 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1980s | 5.6 per 1,000 people | 8.44 per 1,000 people | 2.84 per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 6.43 per 1,000 people | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.73 per 1,000 people | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.24 per 1,000 people | 4.64 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.12 per 1,000 people | 4.95 per 1,000 people | 0.17 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, Denmark or Estonia?
- Denmark, at 5.34 per 1,000 people against 5.3 per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Denmark and Estonia?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
- Denmark ranks 10th and Estonia ranks 11th 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
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.