This statistic shows the number of newly married U.S. citizens aged 18 and older from 2008 to 2010. "newly married" refers to those who got married in the 12 months before the survey. In 2008, 4.51 million adults got married in the United States.
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Number of newly married adults in the United States from 2008 to 2010 (in millions)*
Characteristic
Newly married adults in millions
2010
4.23
2009
4.45
2008
4.51
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* Source: Pew Research Center analysis of American Community Survey 2008-2010, IPUMS.
Based on adults ages 18 and older. "Newly married" refers to those who married in the past 12 months.
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Pew Research Center. (December 14, 2011). Number of newly married adults in the United States from 2008 to 2010 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243888/number-of-newly-married-adults-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Number of newly married adults in the United States from 2008 to 2010 (in millions)*." Chart. December 14, 2011. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243888/number-of-newly-married-adults-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Number of newly married adults in the United States from 2008 to 2010 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243888/number-of-newly-married-adults-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Newly Married Adults in The United States from 2008 to 2010 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243888/number-of-newly-married-adults-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center, Number of newly married adults in the United States from 2008 to 2010 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243888/number-of-newly-married-adults-in-the-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Number of newly married adults in the United States from 2008 to 2010 (in millions)* [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 14, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243888/number-of-newly-married-adults-in-the-united-states/
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