Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France: Marriages by sex and previous marital status was 231,100 in 2011. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2011)
231,100
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
5th
of 46 countries
All-time high
416,521
in 1972
All-time low
231,100
in 2011
Years of data
52
1960–2011

Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France, 1960–2011

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196019852011

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Metropolitan France recorded 231,100 for marriages by sex and previous marital status in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France peaked at 416,521 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 231,100, in 2011.

That places Metropolitan France 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 340,772 314,841 380,829 10
1970s 383,670 340,405 416,521 10
1980s 289,511 265,177 334,377 10
1990s 272,390 253,746 287,099 10
2000s 272,747 245,151 297,922 10
2010s 238,217 231,100 245,334 2

Countries ranked near Metropolitan France

  1. 2 Germany 349,216 compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 283,559 compare
  3. 4 France 241,196 compare
  4. 6 Ukraine 214,013 compare
  5. 7 Spain 174,640 compare
  6. 8 Italy 173,272 compare

See the full ranking of 50 places β†’

More reference data data for Metropolitan France

All data for Metropolitan France β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France?
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France was 231,100 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Metropolitan France?
The highest recorded value was 416,521 in 1972.
What is the lowest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Metropolitan France?
The lowest recorded value was 231,100 in 2011.
How does Metropolitan France rank for marriages by sex and previous marital status?
Metropolitan France ranks 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
Is marriages by sex and previous marital status rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Metropolitan France 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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Indicator
Marriages by sex and previous marital status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,816 data points, 1960–2024
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