First marriage rates by age and sex in Spain
Spain: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.4469 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
First marriage rates by age and sex in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, first marriage rates by age and sex in Spain stood at 0.4469 Number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first marriage rates by age and sex in Spain peaked at 0.6802 Number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2188 Number, in 2020.
Spain ranks 41st of 50 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6802 Number | — |
| 1991 | 0.6637 Number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6534 Number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5985 Number | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5873 Number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5863 Number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5633 Number | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5667 Number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5927 Number | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5914 Number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.605 Number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5596 Number | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5498 Number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5339 Number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5264 Number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4953 Number | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4704 Number | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4548 Number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4312 Number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3844 Number | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3714 Number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3605 Number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3823 Number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3697 Number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3972 Number | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.422 Number | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4436 Number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.445 Number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4313 Number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4255 Number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2188 Number | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3833 Number | +75.1% |
| 2022 | 0.469 Number | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4435 Number | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4469 Number | +0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.4469 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5278 Number, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.4469 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4946 Number, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First marriage rates by age and sex in Spain 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 | +75.1% | 0.2188 Number | 0.3833 Number |
| 2020 | -48.6% | 0.4255 Number | 0.2188 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6084 Number | 0.5633 Number | 0.6802 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5011 Number | 0.3844 Number | 0.605 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4048 Number | 0.3605 Number | 0.445 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3923 Number | 0.2188 Number | 0.469 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 Metropolitan France 0.4632 Number compare
- 39 Netherlands 0.45 Number compare
- 39 Netherlands 0.45 Number compare
- 42 France 0.4452 Number compare
- 43 Belgium 0.4382 Number compare
- 44 Portugal 0.4279 Number compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first marriage rates by age and sex in Spain?
- First marriage rates by age and sex in Spain was 0.4469 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6802 Number in 1990.
- What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2188 Number in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first marriage rates by age and sex rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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