This statistic shows the average number of marriages per person in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by gender. It shows that for both genders the average number of marriages has declined since the 1960s.
Average number of marriages in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
2022
0.6
0.58
2021
0.48
0.47
2020
0.43
0.43
2019
0.55
0.54
2018
0.57
0.55
2017
0.57
0.56
2016
0.59
0.57
2015
0.58
0.57
2014
0.59
0.58
2013
0.59
0.57
2012
0.64
0.63
2011
0.65
0.64
2010
0.69
0.67
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The arithmetic mean of the number of marriages (excluding partnerships, including same-sex marriages) a man or woman will enter into during his/her lifetime, if the age-specific marriage rate observed in that particular year applied for the rest of his/her lifetime.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (July 13, 2023). Average number of marriages in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521046/average-number-of-marriages-in-the-netherlands-by-gender/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average number of marriages in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by gender." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521046/average-number-of-marriages-in-the-netherlands-by-gender/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Average number of marriages in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521046/average-number-of-marriages-in-the-netherlands-by-gender/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average Number of Marriages in The Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521046/average-number-of-marriages-in-the-netherlands-by-gender/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Average number of marriages in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521046/average-number-of-marriages-in-the-netherlands-by-gender/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Average number of marriages in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/521046/average-number-of-marriages-in-the-netherlands-by-gender/
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