First marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR
Germany including former GDR: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.5782 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
First marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR, 1990–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR is 0.5782 Number, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR peaked at 0.5817 Number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0874 Number, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
First marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0874 Number | — |
| 1991 | 0.5234 Number | +499.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5188 Number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.504 Number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5046 Number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4991 Number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5034 Number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5077 Number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5047 Number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5299 Number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5255 Number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4846 Number | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4989 Number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5174 Number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5185 Number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5098 Number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5109 Number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5245 Number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5317 Number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5552 Number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5462 Number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5632 Number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5748 Number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5817 Number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5782 Number | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +499.1% | 0.0874 Number | 0.5234 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4683 Number | 0.0874 Number | 0.5299 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5135 Number | 0.4846 Number | 0.5317 Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5666 Number | 0.5462 Number | 0.5817 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany including former GDR
More reference data data for Germany including former GDR
- Deaths (total) by month 1.01 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by age and sex 1.01 million Number (2024)
- Divorce indicators 142,751 (2021)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0033 (2024)
- Marriages by sex and previous marital status 349,216 Number (2024)
- Legally induced abortions by mother's age 106,218 Number (2023)
- Divorces by duration of marriage 142,751 Number (2021)
- First-time marrying persons by age and sex 313,110 Number (2017)
- Marriage indicators 31.2 (2017)
- Deaths by age, sex and citizenship 1.01 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR?
- First marriage rates by age and sex in Germany including former GDR was 0.5782 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5817 Number in 2016.
- What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0874 Number in 1990.
- How does Germany including former GDR rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
- Germany including former GDR ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2017.
- Is first marriage rates by age and sex rising or falling in Germany including former GDR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany including former GDR 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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