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People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Marriages by urban/rural residence.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 China 12.97 million 2012
2 United States 2.12 million 2011
3 Russia 1.32 million 2011
4 Egypt 897,969 2011
5 Iran 874,792 2011
6 Japan 661,895 2011
7 Turkey 603,751 2012
8 Mexico 570,152 2011
9 Vietnam 480,064 2007
10 Thailand 470,751 1995
11 Germany 386,000 2012
12 South Korea 329,087 2011
13 Uzbekistan 299,000 2012
14 Ukraine 278,276 2012
15 United Kingdom 277,740 2010
16 France 235,000 2012
17 Italy 208,947 2012
18 Poland 203,850 2012
19 Spain 163,074 2012
20 Kazakhstan 160,494 2011
21 Algeria 153,137 1993
22 Canada 147,288 2008
23 Argentina 128,797 2011
24 Australia 121,752 2011
25 Romania 107,760 2012
26 Venezuela 103,004 2011
27 Peru 97,693 2011
28 Tajikistan 94,730 2011
29 Azerbaijan 79,065 2012
30 Guatemala 78,285 2011
31 Belarus 76,245 2012
32 Netherlands 70,315 2012
33 Jordan 64,665 2011
34 Chile 60,362 2010
35 Cuba 59,676 2011
36 Hong Kong 58,369 2011
37 Kyrgyzstan 56,509 2011
38 Greece 55,099 2011
39 Sweden 50,616 2012
40 Israel 47,855 2010
41 Czech Republic 45,206 2012
42 Dominican Republic 44,253 2011
43 Switzerland 42,650 2012
44 Belgium 40,500 2012
45 Lebanon 38,691 2012
46 Austria 38,592 2012
47 Palestine 36,284 2011
48 Hungary 36,200 2012
49 Serbia 34,639 2012
50 Portugal 34,423 2012
51 Mali 33,646 1987
52 Georgia 30,412 2012
53 Finland 28,741 2012
54 Denmark 28,503 2012
55 Singapore 27,936 2012
56 Turkmenistan 26,361 1998
57 Costa Rica 26,112 2012
58 Slovakia 26,006 2012
59 Albania 25,303 2011
60 Norway 24,346 2012
61 Moldova 24,262 2012
62 Ireland 21,245 2012
63 Bulgaria 21,167 2012
64 Lithuania 20,660 2012
65 New Zealand 20,231 2011
66 Croatia 20,211 2011
67 Jamaica 20,175 2012
68 Kuwait 19,860 2011
69 Armenia 19,706 2011
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,980 2012
71 Puerto Rico 18,620 2008
72 Libya 17,862 1987
73 Rwanda 14,313 1982
74 Republic of Macedonia 13,991 2012
75 Panama 12,981 2010
76 Honduras 12,169 1987
77 Latvia 11,244 2012
78 Mauritius 10,382 2012
79 Uruguay 9,631 2012
80 Mongolia 9,349 2010
81 Trinidad and Tobago 7,917 2006
82 Fiji 7,443 2005
83 Slovenia 7,043 2012
84 Cyprus 6,210 2011
85 Estonia 5,888 2012
86 Guyana 4,239 2010
87 The Bahamas 3,915 2011
88 Virgin Islands 3,910 2004
89 Macau 3,783 2012
90 Montenegro 3,305 2012
91 Qatar 3,293 2011
92 Barbados 2,768 2007
93 Malta 2,562 2011
94 Suriname 2,161 2007
95 Antigua and Barbuda 1,863 2007
96 Luxembourg 1,782 2012
97 Belize 1,622 2002
98 Seychelles 1,525 2011
99 Iceland 1,456 2011
100 Guadeloupe 1,402 2010
101 Guam 1,394 2009
102 French Polynesia 1,330 2010
103 Martinique 1,279 2010
104 East Timor 1,267 1992
105 Cape Verde 1,200 1994
106 Djibouti 1,109 1962
107 New Caledonia 908 2010
108 Cook Islands 894 2012
109 Tonga 677 2004
110 Saint Lucia 591 2005
111 Jersey 586 2007
112 French Guiana 581 2010
113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 573 2009
114 Bermuda 555 2011
115 Grenada 509 2001
116 Turks and Caicos Islands 486 2008
117 Cayman Islands 473 2012
118 Western Sahara 459 1972
119 British Virgin Islands 426 2004
120 Aruba 405 2008
121 Isle of Man 404 2005
122 Guernsey 325 2012
123 Saint Kitts and Nevis 315 1998
124 Dominica 294 2006
125 Andorra 288 2012
126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 232 2008
127 Faeroe Islands 217 2007
128 Equatorial Guinea 209 1966
129 Greenland 208 1996
130 San Marino 203 2012
131 Liechtenstein 185 2012
132 Gibraltar 176 2011
133 American Samoa 171 2006
134 Monaco 161 2005
135 Nauru 57 1995
136 Wallis and Futuna 53 2008
137 Sao Tome and Principe 49 1988
138 Anguilla 47 2011
139 Norfolk Island 32 2008
140 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 30 1996
141 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 17 1988
142 Niue 12 2009
143 Tokelau 4 1983
=144 Saint Helena 1 1988
=144 Holy See (Vatican City) 1 1975

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Interesting observations about People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages

  • China has had the highest marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1978.
  • United States has ranked in the top 2 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1948.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has ranked last for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1970.
  • Russia has ranked in the top 3 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1960.
  • Japan has ranked in the top 6 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1948.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 8 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1971.
  • Iran has ranked in the top 5 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 2002.
  • Germany has ranked in the top 11 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1960.
  • Egypt has ranked in the top 11 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1948.
  • United Kingdom has ranked in the top 14 for marriage, divorce and children > marriages since 1948.
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