Marriages during the year per 1,000 residents (average population of the year). EU countries: marriages registered in the country, as compiled by Eurostat.
Marriages are counted where they take place, so places where many non-residents marry (Cyprus, Denmark) have high rates. Some countries count same-sex marriages and others do not, and registered partnerships are not marriages.
Key facts
Crude marriage rate in the European Union (27) was 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Hungary had the highest crude marriage rate of 25 EU countries in 2021, at 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants, and Slovenia the lowest, at 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Published for 28 places, with figures from 1960 to 2024.
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Which places have the highest crude marriage rate? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"marriage_rate","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=marriage_rate&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)