Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 by country
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.
Countries reporting
41
Highest
8.9 per 1,000 people
Cyprus
Lowest
1.39 per 1,000 people
Colombia
Median
4.2 per 1,000 people
Years covered
137
1886–2022
Data points
2,520
What the numbers show
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 8.9 per 1,000 people in Cyprus; the lowest is 1.39 per 1,000 people in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.2 per 1,000 people, and the mean is 4.47 per 1,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 83.3%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 68.2%).
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 2019 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 2 | Turkey | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 3 | Hungary | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 5 | United States | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 8 | Israel | 5.46 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 5.4 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 5.34 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 5.24 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 5.1 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 14 | Iceland | 5 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 4.6 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 4.39 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | Japan | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 4 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 3.7 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | South Korea | 3.7 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 35 | France | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 2.79 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
About this data
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.