First marriage rates by age and sex by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
0.9157 Number
North Macedonia
Lowest
0.3525 Number
Norway
Median
0.5278 Number
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,333
What the numbers show
First marriage rates by age and sex is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 0.9157 Number in North Macedonia; the lowest is 0.3525 Number in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5278 Number, and the mean is 0.5532 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 26 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 Number | 2021 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 2 | Cyprus | 0.7948 Number | 2006 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 0.7692 Number | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 0.7666 Number | 2011 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 0.7118 Number | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 6 | Georgia | 0.6982 Number | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 7 | Montenegro | 0.6874 Number | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 0.679 Number | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 9 | Belarus | 0.6628 Number | 2018 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 0.6606 Number | 2019 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 11 | Armenia | 0.6488 Number | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 0.6251 Number | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 0.6251 Number | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 14 | Ukraine | 0.62 Number | 2019 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.61 Number | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.61 Number | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 0.6001 Number | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 0.5889 Number | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 0.5834 Number | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 0.5834 Number | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.5794 Number | 2020 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 22 | Ireland | 0.5793 Number | 2016 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 0.5782 Number | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 0.5289 Number | 2024 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 0.5289 Number | 2024 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 0.5267 Number | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 27 | Iceland | 0.5075 Number | 2011 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 0.4951 Number | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 0.4951 Number | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 0.4946 Number | 2015 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 0.4946 Number | 2015 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 0.4932 Number | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 0.4922 Number | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 0.488 Number | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 35 | Switzerland | 0.4728 Number | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 0.4709 Number | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 0.4709 Number | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 38 | Metropolitan France | 0.4632 Number | 2011 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0.45 Number | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0.45 Number | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 41 | Spain | 0.4469 Number | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 42 | France | 0.4452 Number | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 0.4382 Number | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.4279 Number | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 45 | Finland | 0.4211 Number | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 0.4185 Number | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 0.4185 Number | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 0.4083 Number | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 0.3807 Number | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 0.3525 Number | 2020 | down 35.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Germany including former GDR 0.5782 Number