Marriage rates in 1990 vs 2022 by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
8.9
Cyprus
Lowest
1.39
Colombia
Median
4.2
Years covered
137
1886–2022
Data points
2,520
What the numbers show
Marriage rates in 1990 vs 2022 is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 8.9 in Cyprus; the lowest is 1.39 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.2, and the mean is 4.43.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 29 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 | 2019 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 2 | Turkey | 6.8 | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 3 | Hungary | 6.6 | 2022 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 6.3 | 2022 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 5 | United States | 6.2 | 2022 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 6.2 | 2022 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 5.7 | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 8 | Israel | 5.46 | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 5.4 | 2022 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 5.34 | 2022 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 5.3 | 2022 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 5.24 | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 5.1 | 2022 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 14 | Iceland | 5 | 2020 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 4.89 | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 16 | Malta | 4.8 | 2022 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 4.7 | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 4.7 | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4.7 | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 4.6 | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 4.39 | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 4.2 | 2022 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 4.2 | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 4.2 | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | Japan | 4.1 | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 4 | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 3.9 | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 3.9 | 2022 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 3.9 | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 3.8 | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 3.8 | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 3.7 | 2022 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | South Korea | 3.7 | 2022 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 3.68 | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 35 | France | 3.6 | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 3.5 | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 37 | Ireland | 3.3 | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 3.2 | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 3.2 | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 2.79 | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 2.7 | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 2.6 | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 1.4 | 2020 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 1.39 | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |