First marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.4632 in 2011. ▼ Falling
First marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France, 1990–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first marriage rates by age and sex in Metropolitan France is 0.4632, 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 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4632, in 2011.
Metropolitan France ranks 30th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5602 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5472 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5282 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4947 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4909 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4927 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5397 | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5501 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5311 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5659 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5907 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5833 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5655 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.56 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5478 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5517 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5326 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5315 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5151 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4891 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.491 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4632 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5301 | 0.4909 | 0.5659 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5467 | 0.4891 | 0.5907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4771 | 0.4632 | 0.491 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
More reference data data for Metropolitan France
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 220,843 (2020)
- Deaths (total) by month 559,227 (2012)
- Deaths by age and sex 559,227 (2012)
- Divorce indicators 129,802 (2011)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0035 (2012)
- Marriages by sex and previous marital status 231,100 (2011)
- Legally induced abortions by mother's age 212,285 (2007)
- Divorces by duration of marriage 129,802 (2011)
- First-time marrying persons by age and sex 183,405 (2011)
- Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - absolute number, 3 year average 263,006 (2010)
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 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 in 2000.
- What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4632 in 2011.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
- Metropolitan France ranks 30th out of 40 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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