Germany vs Sweden: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
Germany
4.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
4.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Germany rank
17th
Sweden rank
20th
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4.7 per 1,000 people against 4.6 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.42 per 1,000 people | 7.09 per 1,000 people | 1.33 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 5.01 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1980s | 6.46 per 1,000 people | 5.43 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.49 per 1,000 people | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 1.47 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.69 per 1,000 people | 4.72 per 1,000 people | 0.0333 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.87 per 1,000 people | 5.21 per 1,000 people | 0.34 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 3.97 per 1,000 people | 0.5333 per 1,000 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 4.7 per 1,000 people against 4.6 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
- Germany ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.