Greece vs Sweden: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022

Greece
4.2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
4.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
22nd
Sweden rank
20th

Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.6 per 1,000 people against 4.2 per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 44 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 8.48 per 1,000 people 7.09 per 1,000 people 1.39 per 1,000 people Greece
1970s 7.83 per 1,000 people 5.01 per 1,000 people 2.82 per 1,000 people Greece
1980s 6.31 per 1,000 people 5.43 per 1,000 people 0.88 per 1,000 people Greece
1990s 5.42 per 1,000 people 4.02 per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people Greece
2000s 5.11 per 1,000 people 4.72 per 1,000 people 0.3889 per 1,000 people Greece
2010s 4.73 per 1,000 people 5.21 per 1,000 people 0.48 per 1,000 people Sweden
2020s 3.67 per 1,000 people 3.97 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.6 per 1,000 people against 4.2 per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Greece and Sweden?
0.4 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
Greece ranks 22nd 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

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.