First marriage rates by age and sex in Belgium
Belgium: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.4382 Number in 2023. ▼ Falling
First marriage rates by age and sex in Belgium, 1990–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4382 Number for first marriage rates by age and sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first marriage rates by age and sex in Belgium peaked at 0.6762 Number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3025 Number, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
First marriage rates by age and sex in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6762 Number | — |
| 1991 | 0.6358 Number | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6088 Number | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.566 Number | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5439 Number | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5275 Number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5249 Number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5036 Number | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4758 Number | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4742 Number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4764 Number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4511 Number | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4326 Number | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4425 Number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4532 Number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4486 Number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4586 Number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4679 Number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4707 Number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4466 Number | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4274 Number | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4072 Number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4215 Number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.42 Number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3025 Number | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3816 Number | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4552 Number | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4382 Number | -3.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4382 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5278 Number, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4382 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4946 Number, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First marriage rates by age and sex in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.1% | 0.3025 Number | 0.3816 Number |
| 2020 | -28.0% | 0.42 Number | 0.3025 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5537 Number | 0.4742 Number | 0.6762 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4548 Number | 0.4326 Number | 0.4764 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4191 Number | 0.4072 Number | 0.4274 Number | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3944 Number | 0.3025 Number | 0.4552 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first marriage rates by age and sex in Belgium?
- First marriage rates by age and sex in Belgium was 0.4382 Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6762 Number in 1990.
- What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3025 Number in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is first marriage rates by age and sex rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First marriage rates by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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