First marriage rates by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
0.9157
North Macedonia
Lowest
0.3525
Norway
Median
0.5278
Years covered
35
1990β2024
Data points
1,082
What the numbers show
First marriage rates by age and sex is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 0.9157 in North Macedonia; the lowest is 0.3525 in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5278, and the mean is 0.5567.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 39.1%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 39.7%).
First marriage rates by age and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 0.9157 | 2021 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 2 | Cyprus | 0.7948 | 2006 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 0.7692 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 0.7666 | 2011 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Georgia | 0.6982 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 6 | Montenegro | 0.6874 | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 0.679 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 8 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.6628 | 2018 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 9 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.6606 | 2019 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 10 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.6488 | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 0.6251 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0.62 | 2019 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 0.61 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 0.6001 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 0.5889 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 16 | Slovak Republic | 0.5834 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 0.5794 | 2020 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.5793 | 2016 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 0.5782 | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 0.5289 | 2024 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 21 | Greece | 0.5267 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 22 | Iceland | 0.5075 | 2011 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.4951 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 0.4946 | 2015 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 0.4932 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0.4922 | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 0.488 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 0.4728 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 0.4709 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 30 | Metropolitan France | 0.4632 | 2011 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.45 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 0.4469 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 33 | France | 0.4452 | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 0.4382 | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 0.4279 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 0.4211 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 0.4185 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 0.4083 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 0.3807 | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 0.3525 | 2020 | down 35.0% | falling |