First marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal
Portugal: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.4279 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
First marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal is 0.4279 Number, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal peaked at 0.8809 Number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2149 Number, in 2020.
That places Portugal 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
First marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8809 Number | — |
| 1991 | 0.8622 Number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8316 Number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8096 Number | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7721 Number | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7579 Number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7202 Number | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7433 Number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7455 Number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7657 Number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6995 Number | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6296 Number | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6089 Number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5676 Number | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5172 Number | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5108 Number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4991 Number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4774 Number | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4524 Number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4231 Number | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4319 Number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3837 Number | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3844 Number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3871 Number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3859 Number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4047 Number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4075 Number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4233 Number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4379 Number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4159 Number | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2149 Number | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3658 Number | +70.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4501 Number | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4375 Number | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4279 Number | -2.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4279 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5278 Number, 81% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4279 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4946 Number, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal 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 | +70.2% | 0.2149 Number | 0.3658 Number |
| 2020 | -48.3% | 0.4159 Number | 0.2149 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7889 Number | 0.7202 Number | 0.8809 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5386 Number | 0.4231 Number | 0.6995 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4062 Number | 0.3837 Number | 0.4379 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3792 Number | 0.2149 Number | 0.4501 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal?
- First marriage rates by age and sex in Portugal was 0.4279 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8809 Number in 1990.
- What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2149 Number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first marriage rates by age and sex rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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