Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: Marriages by sex and previous marital status was 231,100 Number in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
231,100 Number
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
8th
of 58 countries
All-time high
416,521 Number
in 1972
All-time low
231,100 Number
in 2011
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France, 1960–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Metropolitan France recorded 231,100 Number 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 Number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 231,100 Number, in 2011.
That places Metropolitan France 8th out of 58 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Metropolitan France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 319,944 Number | — |
| 1961 | 314,841 Number | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 316,873 Number | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 339,463 Number | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 347,525 Number | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 346,308 Number | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 339,746 Number | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 345,578 Number | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 356,615 Number | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 380,829 Number | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 393,686 Number | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 406,416 Number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 416,521 Number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 400,740 Number | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 394,755 Number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 387,379 Number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 374,003 Number | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 368,166 Number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 354,628 Number | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 340,405 Number | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 334,377 Number | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 315,117 Number | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 312,405 Number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 300,513 Number | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 281,402 Number | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 269,419 Number | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 265,678 Number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 265,177 Number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 271,124 Number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 279,900 Number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 287,099 Number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 280,175 Number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 271,427 Number | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 255,190 Number | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 253,746 Number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 254,651 Number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 280,072 Number | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 283,984 Number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 271,361 Number | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 286,191 Number | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 297,922 Number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 288,255 Number | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 279,087 Number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 275,963 Number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 271,598 Number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 276,303 Number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 267,260 Number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 267,194 Number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 258,739 Number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 245,151 Number | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 245,334 Number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 231,100 Number | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 340,772 Number | 314,841 Number | 380,829 Number | 10 |
| 1970s | 383,670 Number | 340,405 Number | 416,521 Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 289,511 Number | 265,177 Number | 334,377 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 272,390 Number | 253,746 Number | 287,099 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,747 Number | 245,151 Number | 297,922 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,217 Number | 231,100 Number | 245,334 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
More reference data data for Metropolitan France
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 220,843 Number (2020)
- Deaths (total) by month 559,227 Number (2012)
- Deaths by age and sex 559,227 Number (2012)
- Divorce indicators 129,802 (2011)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0035 (2012)
- Legally induced abortions by mother's age 212,285 Number (2007)
- Divorces by duration of marriage 129,802 Number (2011)
- First-time marrying persons by age and sex 183,405 Number (2011)
- First marriage rates by age and sex 0.4632 Number (2011)
- Marriage indicators 30.8 (2011)
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 Number 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 Number in 1972.
- What is the lowest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,100 Number in 2011.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for marriages by sex and previous marital status?
- Metropolitan France ranks 8th out of 58 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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