First marriages by age and sex

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Source: UNECE Statistical Database, compiled from national and international (Eurostat) official sources.

Definition: Data on first marriages are numbers of men and women who were married for the first time during the year, by age at last birthday.

General note: Data come from registers, unless otherwise specified.

Country: Albania

- Change of definition (1990 onwards): Data are for the total number of marriages instead of first marriage.
- Reference periods (1990-2016): The data for the 15-19 age group refer the age group up to 19.

Country: Belgium

Change in definition (2000-2015): both spouses are single before the marriage. In the preceding table, each spouse was selected separetely.

Country: Belgium

Since 2003, marriages between persons of the same sex are included.

Country: Cyprus

- Data cover only government controlled area.
- Reference periods (2020-2021): Data for the years 2020-2021 are provisional.
- Reference periods (2004-2021): Data refer to marriages of residents of Cyprus only.
- Reference periods (1990-2003): Data refer to all marriages conducted in Cyprus (residents & non-residents).

Country: Georgia

Territorial change (1995 onward): Data do not cover Abkhazia AR and Tskhinvali Region

Country: Germany

From 3 October 1990: data refer to the Federal Republic within its frontiers.

Country: Israel

As of 2008, data included cases that were not included in the past.

Country: Kazakhstan

Change in definition (1995 - 2008): Age group 0-14 refers to age less than 18; age group 15-19 refers to 18-19.

Country: Malta

From 2001: data include foreign residents.

Country: Republic of Moldova

Age group 15-19 includes married at the age under 16 and 16-19.

Country: Republic of Moldova

Territorial change (2000 onward): Data exclude the territory of the Transnistria and municipality of Bender

Country: Russian Federation

Additional information (2011 - 2012): Age group 15-19 includes married at age less than 15

Country: Serbia

From 1998: data do not cover Kosovo and Metohija.

Country: Tajikistan

Data refer to registered marriages.

Country: Turkiye

Change in definition (2002 - 2012): Age group 15 - 19 refers to 16-19.

Country: Ukraine

- From 2014 data cover the territories under the government control.
- Change in definition: Age group 0-14 refers to age less than 16; age group 15-19 refers to 16-19.

Measurement: Persons , Country: United Kingdom

Reference periods (2014-2017):
- Figures are for England and Wales only. They are not directly comparable with figures for earlier years in the table which are for the United Kingdom.
- Figures represent opposite-sex marriages only. They exclude marriages of same-sex couples which have been possible in England and Wales from 29 March 2014.