Marriages by citizenship of bride and groom by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
349,216
Germany
Lowest
2,334
Malta
Median
30,376
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
417

What the numbers show

Marriages by citizenship of bride and groom is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 349,216 in Germany; the lowest is 2,334 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 30,376, and the mean is 59,591.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 150.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 54.9%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 42.3%).

Marriages by citizenship of bride and groom: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 349,216 2024 flat
2 France 241,196 2023 up 3.6% flat
3 Ukraine 214,013 2021 down 29.7% falling
4 Spain 174,640 2024 up 9.0% flat
5 Italy 173,272 2024 down 8.7% falling
6 Poland 135,402 2024 down 28.2% falling
7 Romania 101,442 2024 down 14.1% falling
8 Netherlands 68,682 2024 up 5.1% falling
9 Azerbaijan 61,939 2022 down 28.7% falling
10 Belarus 60,714 2018 down 30.3% falling
11 Belgium 46,641 2023 up 5.2% rising
12 Hungary 46,561 2024 up 20.1% rising
13 Austria 45,810 2024 up 18.7% rising
14 Sweden 44,854 2024 down 15.5% falling
15 Czechia 44,486 2024 down 2.4% rising
16 Switzerland 36,769 2024 down 12.2% falling
17 Greece 36,649 2024 down 31.0% falling
18 Portugal 36,633 2024 up 16.4% flat
19 Serbia 30,376 2024 down 16.6% falling
20 Denmark 27,643 2021 down 3.0% flat
21 Slovak Republic 24,842 2024 down 7.1% flat
22 Georgia 21,653 2024 down 31.3% falling
23 Finland 21,420 2024 down 12.4% falling
24 Bulgaria 20,643 2024 down 16.1% flat
25 Norway 17,699 2020 down 27.3% falling
26 Croatia 17,206 2024 down 11.8% falling
27 Armenia 16,330 2023 up 10.2% rising
28 Albania 16,120 2024 down 32.2% falling
29 Moldova 14,788 2024 down 42.3% falling
30 North Macedonia 13,337 2021 down 4.7% falling
31 Lithuania 12,890 2024 down 41.8% falling
32 Latvia 10,205 2024 down 18.5% falling
33 Estonia 6,361 2024 up 2.3% rising
34 Slovenia 6,353 2024 down 3.3% falling
35 Montenegro 3,196 2021 down 16.9% falling
36 Luxembourg 2,567 2024 up 54.9% rising
37 Malta 2,334 2024 down 18.7% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Marriages by citizenship of bride and groom
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 417 data points, 2012–2024
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