First marriage rates by age and sex in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.4946 Number in 2015. ▼ Falling
First marriage rates by age and sex in United Kingdom, 1990–2015
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first marriage rates by age and sex in United Kingdom is 0.4946 Number, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first marriage rates by age and sex in United Kingdom peaked at 0.6192 Number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4629 Number, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 30th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
First marriage rates by age and sex in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6192 Number | — |
| 1991 | 0.5764 Number | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5842 Number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5595 Number | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5401 Number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.524 Number | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5162 Number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5107 Number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5037 Number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5112 Number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5081 Number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4708 Number | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4629 Number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.494 Number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4946 Number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5445 Number | 0.5037 Number | 0.6192 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4806 Number | 0.4629 Number | 0.5081 Number | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4943 Number | 0.494 Number | 0.4946 Number | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first marriage rates by age and sex in United Kingdom?
- First marriage rates by age and sex in United Kingdom was 0.4946 Number in 2015, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6192 Number in 1990.
- What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4629 Number in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
- United Kingdom ranks 30th out of 50 countries with data for 2015.
- Is first marriage rates by age and sex rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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