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Marriage rates in Mexico

Mexico: Marriage rates was 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.9 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
27th
of 44 countries
All-time high
7.5 per 1,000 people
in 1999
All-time low
2.7 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
36
1970–2022

Marriage rates in Mexico, 1970–2022

024681970199620221970: 7 per 1,000 people1980: 7.1 per 1,000 people1985: 7.4 per 1,000 people1990: 7.4 per 1,000 people1991: 7.4 per 1,000 people1992: 7.4 per 1,000 people1993: 7.2 per 1,000 people1994: 7.2 per 1,000 people1995: 7 per 1,000 people1996: 7 per 1,000 people1997: 7.3 per 1,000 people1998: 7.2 per 1,000 people1999: 7.5 per 1,000 people2000: 7 per 1,000 people2001: 6.5 per 1,000 people2002: 6 per 1,000 people2003: 5.6 per 1,000 people2004: 5.7 per 1,000 people2005: 5.6 per 1,000 people2006: 5.4 per 1,000 people2007: 5.4 per 1,000 people2008: 5.3 per 1,000 people2009: 5 per 1,000 people2010: 5 per 1,000 people2011: 4.9 per 1,000 people2012: 5 per 1,000 people2013: 4.9 per 1,000 people2014: 4.8 per 1,000 people2015: 4.6 per 1,000 people2016: 4.4 per 1,000 people2017: 4.2 per 1,000 people2018: 4 per 1,000 people2019: 4 per 1,000 people2020: 2.7 per 1,000 people2021: 3.6 per 1,000 people2022: 3.9 per 1,000 people

Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2022, marriage rates in Mexico stood at 3.9 per 1,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marriage rates in Mexico peaked at 7.5 per 1,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.7 per 1,000 people, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 27th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7 per 1,000 people 7 per 1,000 people 7 per 1,000 people 1
1980s 7.25 per 1,000 people 7.1 per 1,000 people 7.4 per 1,000 people 2
1990s 7.26 per 1,000 people 7 per 1,000 people 7.5 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 5.75 per 1,000 people 5 per 1,000 people 7 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 4.58 per 1,000 people 4 per 1,000 people 5 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 3.4 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people 3.9 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 25 Japan 4.1 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 26 Netherlands 4 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 27 Bulgaria 3.9 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 27 Finland 3.9 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 30 Luxembourg 3.8 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 30 Norway 3.8 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is marriage rates in Mexico?
Marriage rates in Mexico was 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest marriage rates recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 7.5 per 1,000 people in 1999.
What is the lowest marriage rates recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for marriage rates?
Mexico ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
Is marriage rates rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Marriage rates
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,520 data points, 1886–2022
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Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.