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 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Germany including former GDR, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Germany including former GDR recorded 349,216 Number 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 Number in 1961 and was at its lowest, 349,216 Number, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 634,577 Number | 563,826 Number | 699,339 Number | 10 |
| 1970s | 523,028 Number | 469,278 Number | 575,233 Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 505,856 Number | 486,856 Number | 534,903 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 443,566 Number | 417,420 Number | 516,388 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 385,955 Number | 368,922 Number | 418,550 Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 390,612 Number | 373,655 Number | 410,426 Number | 8 |
| 2020s | 366,405 Number | 349,216 Number | 390,743 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany including former GDR
More reference data data for Germany including former GDR
- Deaths (total) by month 1.01 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by age and sex 1.01 million Number (2024)
- Divorce indicators 142,751 (2021)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0033 (2024)
- Legally induced abortions by mother's age 106,218 Number (2023)
- Divorces by duration of marriage 142,751 Number (2021)
- First-time marrying persons by age and sex 313,110 Number (2017)
- First marriage rates by age and sex 0.5782 Number (2017)
- Marriage indicators 31.2 (2017)
- Deaths by age, sex and citizenship 1.01 million Number (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 Number 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 Number 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 Number 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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