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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 ChinaChina 12.97 million 2012
2 United StatesUnited States 2.12 million 2011
3 RussiaRussia 1.32 million 2011
4 EgyptEgypt 897,969 2011
5 IranIran 874,792 2011
6 JapanJapan 661,895 2011
7 TurkeyTurkey 603,751 2012
8 MexicoMexico 570,152 2011
9 VietnamVietnam 480,064 2007
10 ThailandThailand 470,751 1995
11 GermanyGermany 386,000 2012
12 South KoreaSouth Korea 329,087 2011
13 UzbekistanUzbekistan 299,000 2012
14 UkraineUkraine 278,276 2012
15 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 277,740 2010
16 FranceFrance 235,000 2012
17 ItalyItaly 208,947 2012
18 PolandPoland 203,850 2012
19 SpainSpain 163,074 2012
20 KazakhstanKazakhstan 160,494 2011
21 AlgeriaAlgeria 153,137 1993
22 CanadaCanada 147,288 2008
23 ArgentinaArgentina 128,797 2011
24 AustraliaAustralia 121,752 2011
25 RomaniaRomania 107,760 2012
26 VenezuelaVenezuela 103,004 2011
27 PeruPeru 97,693 2011
28 TajikistanTajikistan 94,730 2011
29 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 79,065 2012
30 GuatemalaGuatemala 78,285 2011
31 BelarusBelarus 76,245 2012
32 NetherlandsNetherlands 70,315 2012
33 JordanJordan 64,665 2011
34 ChileChile 60,362 2010
35 CubaCuba 59,676 2011
36 Hong KongHong Kong 58,369 2011
37 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 56,509 2011
38 GreeceGreece 55,099 2011
39 SwedenSweden 50,616 2012
40 IsraelIsrael 47,855 2010
41 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 45,206 2012
42 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 44,253 2011
43 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 42,650 2012
44 BelgiumBelgium 40,500 2012
45 LebanonLebanon 38,691 2012
46 AustriaAustria 38,592 2012
47 PalestinePalestine 36,284 2011
48 HungaryHungary 36,200 2012
49 SerbiaSerbia 34,639 2012
50 PortugalPortugal 34,423 2012
51 MaliMali 33,646 1987
52 GeorgiaGeorgia 30,412 2012
53 FinlandFinland 28,741 2012
54 DenmarkDenmark 28,503 2012
55 SingaporeSingapore 27,936 2012
56 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 26,361 1998
57 Costa RicaCosta Rica 26,112 2012
58 SlovakiaSlovakia 26,006 2012
59 AlbaniaAlbania 25,303 2011
60 NorwayNorway 24,346 2012
61 MoldovaMoldova 24,262 2012
62 IrelandIreland 21,245 2012
63 BulgariaBulgaria 21,167 2012
64 LithuaniaLithuania 20,660 2012
65 New ZealandNew Zealand 20,231 2011
66 CroatiaCroatia 20,211 2011
67 JamaicaJamaica 20,175 2012
68 KuwaitKuwait 19,860 2011
69 ArmeniaArmenia 19,706 2011
70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 18,980 2012
71 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 18,620 2008
72 LibyaLibya 17,862 1987
73 RwandaRwanda 14,313 1982
74 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 13,991 2012
75 PanamaPanama 12,981 2010
76 HondurasHonduras 12,169 1987
77 LatviaLatvia 11,244 2012
78 MauritiusMauritius 10,382 2012
79 UruguayUruguay 9,631 2012
80 MongoliaMongolia 9,349 2010
81 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7,917 2006
82 FijiFiji 7,443 2005
83 SloveniaSlovenia 7,043 2012
84 CyprusCyprus 6,210 2011
85 EstoniaEstonia 5,888 2012
86 GuyanaGuyana 4,239 2010
87 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3,915 2011
88 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 3,910 2004
89 MacauMacau 3,783 2012
90 MontenegroMontenegro 3,305 2012
91 QatarQatar 3,293 2011
92 BarbadosBarbados 2,768 2007
93 MaltaMalta 2,562 2011
94 SurinameSuriname 2,161 2007
95 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,863 2007
96 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,782 2012
97 BelizeBelize 1,622 2002
98 SeychellesSeychelles 1,525 2011
99 IcelandIceland 1,456 2011
100 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 1,402 2010
101 GuamGuam 1,394 2009
102 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1,330 2010
103 MartiniqueMartinique 1,279 2010
104 East TimorEast Timor 1,267 1992
105 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,200 1994
106 DjiboutiDjibouti 1,109 1962
107 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 908 2010
108 Cook IslandsCook Islands 894 2012
109 TongaTonga 677 2004
110 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 591 2005
111 JerseyJersey 586 2007
112 French GuianaFrench Guiana 581 2010
113 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 573 2009
114 BermudaBermuda 555 2011
115 GrenadaGrenada 509 2001
116 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 486 2008
117 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 473 2012
118 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 459 1972
119 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 426 2004
120 ArubaAruba 405 2008
121 Isle of ManIsle of Man 404 2005
122 GuernseyGuernsey 325 2012
123 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 315 1998
124 DominicaDominica 294 2006
125 AndorraAndorra 288 2012
126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten 232 2008
127 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 217 2007
128 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 209 1966
129 GreenlandGreenland 208 1996
130 San MarinoSan Marino 203 2012
131 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 185 2012
132 GibraltarGibraltar 176 2011
133 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 171 2006
134 MonacoMonaco 161 2005
135 NauruNauru 57 1995
136 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 53 2008
137 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 49 1988
138 AnguillaAnguilla 47 2011
139 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 32 2008
140 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 30 1996
141 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 17 1988
142 NiueNiue 12 2009
143 TokelauTokelau 4 1983
=144 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 1 1988
=144 Holy See (Vatican City)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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