Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Germany including former GDR
Germany including former GDR: Marriages by sex and previous marital status was 349,216 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
349,216
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
699,339
in 1961
All-time low
349,216
in 2024
Years of data
62
1960–2024
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Germany including former GDR, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Germany including former GDR recorded 349,216 for marriages by sex and previous marital status in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriages by sex and previous marital status in Germany including former GDR peaked at 699,339 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 349,216, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Germany including former GDR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 689,028 | — |
| 1961 | 699,339 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 696,317 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 655,974 | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 642,037 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 621,130 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 606,133 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 600,247 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 563,826 | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 571,737 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 575,233 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 562,235 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 548,707 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 532,022 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 516,081 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 528,811 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 510,318 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 505,889 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 469,278 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 481,707 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 496,603 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 487,832 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 486,856 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 495,392 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 498,040 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 496,175 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 509,320 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 523,847 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 534,903 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 529,597 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 516,388 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 454,291 | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 453,428 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 442,605 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 440,244 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 430,534 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 427,297 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 422,776 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 417,420 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 430,674 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 418,550 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 389,591 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 382,911 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 395,992 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 388,451 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 373,681 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 368,922 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 377,055 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 378,439 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 382,047 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 377,816 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 387,423 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 373,655 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 385,952 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 400,115 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 410,426 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 407,466 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 373,304 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 357,785 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 390,743 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 360,979 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 349,216 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 634,577 | 563,826 | 699,339 | 10 |
| 1970s | 523,028 | 469,278 | 575,233 | 10 |
| 1980s | 505,856 | 486,856 | 534,903 | 10 |
| 1990s | 443,566 | 417,420 | 516,388 | 10 |
| 2000s | 385,955 | 368,922 | 418,550 | 9 |
| 2010s | 390,612 | 373,655 | 410,426 | 8 |
| 2020s | 366,405 | 349,216 | 390,743 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany including former GDR
More reference data data for Germany including former GDR
- Deaths (total) by month 1.01 million (2024)
- Deaths by age and sex 1.01 million (2024)
- Divorce indicators 142,751 (2021)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0033 (2024)
- Legally induced abortions by mother's age 106,218 (2023)
- Divorces by duration of marriage 142,751 (2021)
- First-time marrying persons by age and sex 313,110 (2017)
- First marriage rates by age and sex 0.5782 (2017)
- Marriage indicators 31.2 (2017)
- Deaths by age, sex and citizenship 1.01 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marriages by sex and previous marital status in Germany including former GDR?
- Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Germany including former GDR was 349,216 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The highest recorded value was 699,339 in 1961.
- What is the lowest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The lowest recorded value was 349,216 in 2024.
- How does Germany including former GDR rank for marriages by sex and previous marital status?
- Germany including former GDR ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2024.
- Is marriages by sex and previous marital status rising or falling in Germany including former GDR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany including former GDR data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Marriages by sex and previous marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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