First Marriages by Age and Sex
In
England and Wales
| Year |
All ages |
Persons marrying per 1,000
single population at ages |
Per-cent aged under 20 |
Mean age2 (years) |
Median age2 (years) |
| Males |
Number |
Rate1 |
16–19 |
20–24 |
25–29 |
30–34 |
35–44 |
45 and over |
| 1961 |
308.8 |
74.9 |
16.6 |
159.1 |
182.8 |
91.9 |
39.8 |
9.3 |
6.9 |
25.6 |
24.0 |
| 1966 |
339.1 |
78.9 |
22.1 |
168.6 |
185.4 |
91.1 |
36.4 |
8.6 |
9.9 |
24.9 |
23.4 |
| 1971 |
343.6 |
82.3 |
26.1 |
167.7 |
167.3 |
84.6 |
33.8 |
8.0 |
10.1 |
24.6 |
23.4 |
| 1976 |
274.4 |
62.8 |
18.5 |
123.7 |
132.5 |
78.7 |
32.0 |
7.1 |
9.8 |
25.1 |
23.7 |
| 1981 |
259.1 |
51.7 |
11.1 |
94.1 |
120.8 |
70.3 |
31.1 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
25.4 |
24.1 |
| 1986 |
253.0 |
45.0 |
6.0 |
64.4 |
105.1 |
73.9 |
30.9 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
26.3 |
25.1 |
| 1991 |
222.8 |
37.8 |
3.4 |
43.3 |
81.0 |
66.5 |
29.9 |
4.8 |
2.1 |
27.5 |
26.5 |
| 1994 |
206.1 |
34.3 |
2.2 |
31.7 |
73.3 |
61.1 |
30.2 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
28.5 |
27.5 |
| 1995 |
198.2 |
32.4 |
2.0 |
28.3 |
68.2 |
59.9 |
30.2 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
28.9 |
27.9 |
| 1996 |
193.3 |
31.1 |
1.8 |
25.2 |
64.5 |
59.4 |
30.7 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
29.3 |
28.3 |
| 1997 |
188.3 |
29.7 |
1.8 |
22.8 |
61.1 |
58.0 |
30.6 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
29.6 |
28.6 |
| 1998 |
186.3 |
28.9 |
1.7 |
21.0 |
59.4 |
57.8 |
30.2 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
29.8 |
28.9 |
| 1999 |
184.3 |
28.0 |
1.7 |
18.9 |
56.9 |
57.7 |
30.4 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
30.1 |
29.2 |
| 2000 |
186.1 |
27.7 |
1.7 |
18.2 |
54.3 |
58.2 |
32.0 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
30.5 |
29.6 |
| 2001 |
175.7 |
25.5 |
1.5 |
16.2 |
50.4 |
54.5 |
29.6 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
30.6 |
29.7 |
| 2002 |
179.1 |
25.3 |
1.3 |
16.2 |
48.4 |
55.2 |
30.9 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
30.9 |
30.1 |
| 2003 |
189.5 |
26.1 |
1.3 |
16.3 |
49.4 |
57.7 |
32.7 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
31.2 |
30.3 |
| 2004 |
192.0 |
25.7 |
1.2 |
15.7 |
48.3 |
57.5 |
33.3 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
31.4 |
30.4 |
| 2005 |
173.4 |
22.5 |
0.9 |
12.3 |
42.1 |
51.6 |
30.3 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
31.7 |
30.7 |
| 2006 |
167.2 |
21.0 |
0.7 |
10.9 |
39.0 |
48.6 |
28.8 |
6.7 |
0.6 |
31.8 |
30.8 |
| Females |
| 1961 |
312.3 |
83.0 |
77.0 |
261.1 |
162.8 |
74.6 |
29.8 |
4.6 |
28.7 |
23.1 |
21.6 |
| 1966 |
342.7 |
89.3 |
82.6 |
263.7 |
153.4 |
74.1 |
30.2 |
4.3 |
32.5 |
22.5 |
21.2 |
| 1971 |
347.4 |
97.0 |
92.9 |
246.5 |
167.0 |
75.7 |
30.3 |
4.8 |
31.1 |
22.6 |
21.4 |
| 1976 |
276.5 |
76.9 |
66.7 |
185.4 |
140.7 |
77.6 |
31.6 |
4.0 |
31.1 |
22.8 |
21.5 |
| 1981 |
263.4 |
64.0 |
41.5 |
140.8 |
120.2 |
67.0 |
28.7 |
2.8 |
24.1 |
23.1 |
21.9 |
| 1986 |
256.8 |
55.6 |
24.1 |
102.4 |
108.7 |
67.1 |
28.6 |
2.7 |
13.9 |
24.1 |
23.1 |
| 1991 |
224.8 |
46.7 |
14.0 |
73.0 |
90.6 |
62.7 |
28.1 |
2.8 |
7.9 |
25.5 |
24.6 |
| 1994 |
206.3 |
41.6 |
9.6 |
56.4 |
84.5 |
58.9 |
27.7 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
26.5 |
25.7 |
| 1995 |
198.6 |
39.3 |
9.0 |
50.8 |
80.5 |
57.1 |
27.6 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
26.8 |
26.0 |
| 1996 |
192.7 |
37.3 |
8.0 |
45.7 |
77.2 |
57.2 |
27.8 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
27.2 |
26.4 |
| 1997 |
188.5 |
35.6 |
7.4 |
42.5 |
74.1 |
56.1 |
27.2 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
27.5 |
26.7 |
| 1998 |
187.4 |
34.7 |
7.2 |
39.9 |
72.6 |
56.1 |
26.5 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
28.0 |
27.0 |
| 1999 |
185.3 |
33.5 |
6.7 |
36.7 |
70.8 |
56.0 |
26.5 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
27.7 |
27.0 |
| 2000 |
187.7 |
33.2 |
6.5 |
35.2 |
68.7 |
57.2 |
27.5 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
28.2 |
27.5 |
| 2001 |
177.5 |
30.6 |
5.5 |
31.9 |
64.3 |
53.2 |
25.5 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
28.4 |
27.7 |
| 2002 |
180.7 |
30.3 |
5.4 |
30.9 |
62.9 |
54.3 |
26.8 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
28.7 |
27.9 |
| 2003 |
191.2 |
31.2 |
5.4 |
31.3 |
64.0 |
57.4 |
28.4 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
28.9 |
28.1 |
| 2004 |
194.3 |
30.8 |
4.9 |
30.1 |
62.9 |
58.2 |
28.8 |
5.6 |
3.4 |
29.1 |
28.3 |
| 2005 |
176.5 |
27.0 |
3.2 |
24.2 |
56.4 |
53.5 |
26.2 |
5.2 |
2.5 |
29.5 |
28.5 |
| 2006 |
170.7 |
25.3 |
2.8 |
21.7 |
52.8 |
50.6 |
24.9 |
5.6 |
2.2 |
29.7 |
28.6 |
1. Per 1,000 single persons aged 16 and
over.
2. The mean/median ages shown in this table
are unstandardised and therefore take no account of changes in the structure
of the population by age or marital status.
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