The number of marriages in England and Wales has declined precipitously over the last few decades.
Stats processed from stats taken from QM.
In essence: Change in Marriages per year (by only counting marriages and divorces and not deaths or other)
| Year | Change |
| 2019 | 111429 |
| 2018 | 143496 |
| 2017 | 140835 |
| 2016 | 142722 |
| 2015 | 144436 |
| 2014 | 141053 |
| 2013 | 126134 |
| 2012 | 145500 |
| 2011 | 131575 |
| 2010 | 124219 |
| 2009 | 118494 |
| 2008 | 114086 |
| 2007 | 107236 |
| 2006 | 107314 |
| 2005 | 106483 |
| 2004 | 120146 |
| 2003 | 117044 |
| 2002 | 107861 |
| 2001 | 105409 |
| 2000 | 126826 |
| 1999 | 118959 |
| 1998 | 122089 |
| 1997 | 125847 |
| 1996 | 121868 |
| 1995 | 127513 |
| 1994 | 132894 |
| 1993 | 134179 |
| 1992 | 151179 |
| 1991 | 148011 |
| 1990 | 177764 |
| 1989 | 195825 |
| 1988 | 195859 |
| 1987 | 200754 |
| 1986 | 194021 |
| 1985 | 186089 |
| 1984 | 204685 |
| 1983 | 196855 |
| 1982 | 195468 |
| 1981 | 206260 |
| 1980 | 221721 |
| 1979 | 230147 |
| 1978 | 224591 |
| 1977 | 227901 |
| 1976 | 231873 |
| 1975 | 260098 |
| 1974 | 270889 |
| 1973 | 294432 |
| 1972 | 307216 |
| 1971 | 330300 |
| 1970 | 357248 |
| 1969 | 345436 |
| 1968 | 362028 |
| 1967 | 342959 |
| 1966 | 345430 |
| 1965 | 333342 |
| 1964 | 324439 |
| 1963 | 319277 |
| 1962 | 318797 |
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| 1957 | 323118 |
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| 1952 | 315386 |
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| 1934 | 338020 |
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| 1929 | 309920 |
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| 1924 | 294130 |
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| 1919 | 367757 |
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| 1914 | 293545 |
| 1913 | 286006 |
| 1912 | 283247 |
| 1911 | 274363 |
| 1910 | 267125 |
| 1909 | 259850 |
| 1908 | 264302 |
| 1907 | 275777 |
| 1906 | 269492 |
| 1905 | 260138 |
| 1904 | 257328 |
| 1903 | 260497 |
| 1902 | 261149 |
| 1901 | 258923 |
| 1900 | 256968 |
| 1899 | 261866 |
| 1898 | 254871 |
| 1897 | 248642 |
| 1896 | 242305 |
| 1895 | 227797 |
| 1894 | 226080 |
| 1893 | 218302 |
| 1892 | 226808 |
| 1891 | 226157 |
| 1890 | 222715 |
| 1889 | 213514 |
| 1888 | 203483 |
| 1887 | 200078 |
| 1886 | 195746 |
| 1885 | 197349 |
| 1884 | 203953 |
| 1883 | 206050 |
| 1882 | 204116 |
| 1881 | 196979 |
| 1880 | 191687 |
| 1879 | 181724 |
| 1878 | 189762 |
| 1877 | 194103 |
| 1876 | 201666 |
| 1875 | 201018 |
| 1874 | 201816 |
| 1873 | 205400 |
| 1872 | 201134 |
| 1871 | 189946 |
| 1870 | 181501 |
| 1869 | 176811 |
| 1868 | 176939 |
| 1867 | 179035 |
| 1866 | 187660 |
| 1865 | 185295 |
| 1864 | 180219 |
| 1863 | 173376 |
| 1862 | 163907 |
| 1861 | 163510 |
| 1860 | 170053 |
| 1859 | 167606 |
| 1858 | 156046 |
