First marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.4632 Number in 2011. ▼ Falling
First marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France, 1990–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France is 0.4632 Number, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France peaked at 0.5907 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4632 Number, in 2011.
Metropolitan France ranks 38th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
First marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5602 Number | — |
| 1991 | 0.5472 Number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5282 Number | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4947 Number | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4909 Number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4927 Number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5397 Number | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5501 Number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5311 Number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5659 Number | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5907 Number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5833 Number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5655 Number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.56 Number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5478 Number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5517 Number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5326 Number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5315 Number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5151 Number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4891 Number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.491 Number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4632 Number | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5301 Number | 0.4909 Number | 0.5659 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5467 Number | 0.4891 Number | 0.5907 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4771 Number | 0.4632 Number | 0.491 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
- 35 Switzerland 0.4728 Number compare
- 36 Poland 0.4709 Number compare
- 36 Poland 0.4709 Number compare
- 39 Netherlands 0.45 Number compare
- 39 Netherlands 0.45 Number compare
- 41 Spain 0.4469 Number compare
More reference data data for Metropolitan France
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 220,843 Number (2020)
- Deaths (total) by month 559,227 Number (2012)
- Deaths by age and sex 559,227 Number (2012)
- Divorce indicators 129,802 (2011)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0035 (2012)
- Marriages by sex and previous marital status 231,100 Number (2011)
- Legally induced abortions by mother's age 212,285 Number (2007)
- Divorces by duration of marriage 129,802 Number (2011)
- First-time marrying persons by age and sex 183,405 Number (2011)
- Marriage indicators 30.8 (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France?
- First marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France was 0.4632 Number in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5907 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4632 Number in 2011.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
- Metropolitan France ranks 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is first marriage rates by age and sex rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Metropolitan France 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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