The number of marriages in England and Wales has declined precipitously over the last few decades.
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Year Marriages Divorces
2022 246897 80057 2021 207708 113505 2020 85770 103592 2019 219850 108421 2018 234795 91299 2017 242842 102007 2016 249793 107071 2015 245513 101077 2014 252222 111169 2013 240854 114720 2012 263640 118140 2011 249133 117558 2010 243808 119589 2009 232443 113949 2008 235794 121708 2007 235367 128131 2006 239454 132140 2005 247805 141322 2004 273069 152923 2003 270109 153065 2002 255596 147735 2001 249227 143818 2000 267961 141135 1999 263515 144556 1998 267303 145214 1997 272536 146689 1996 278975 157107 1995 283012 155499 1994 291069 158175 1993 299197 165018 1992 311564 160385 1991 306756 158745 1990 331150 153386 1989 346697 150872 1988 348492 152633 1987 351761 151007 1986 347924 153903 1985 346389 160300 1984 349186 144501 1983 344334 147479 1982 342166 146698 1981 351973 145713 1980 370022 148301 1979 368853 138706 1978 368258 143667 1977 356954 129053 1976 358567 126694 1975 380620 120522 1974 384389 113500 1973 400435 106003 1972 426241 119025 1971 404737 74437 1970 415487 58239 1969 396746 51310 1968 407822 45794 1967 386052 43093 1966 384497 39067 1965 371127 37785 1964 359307 34868 1963 351329 32052 1962 347732 28935 1961 25394 1960 23868 1959 24286 1958 22654 1957 346903 23785 1956 26265 1955 26816 1954 28027 1953 30326 1952 349308 33922 1951 28767 1950 30870 1949 34856 1948 43698 1947 60254 1946 29829 1945 15634 1944 12312 1943 10012 1942 7618 1941 6368 1940 7755 1939 8254 1938 6250 1937 4886 1936 5146 1935 4069 1934 342307 4287 1933 4042 1932 3894 1931 3764 1930 3563 1929 313316 3396 1928 4018 1927 3190 1926 2622 1925 2605 1924 296416 2286 1923 2667 1922 2588 1921 3522 1920 3090 1919 369411 1654 1918 1111 1917 703 1916 990 1915 680 1914 294401 856 1913 286583 577 1912 283834 587 1911 274943 580 1910 267721 596 1909 260544 694 1908 264940 638 1907 276421 644 1906 270038 546 1905 260742 604 1904 257856 528 1903 261103 606 1902 261750 601 1901 259400 477 1900 257480 512 1899 262334 468 1898 255379 508 1897 249145 503 1896 242764 459 1895 228204 407 1894 226449 369 1893 218689 387 1892 227135 327 1891 226526 369 1890 223028 313 1889 213865 351 1888 203821 338 1887 200518 440 1886 196071 325 1885 197745 396 1884 204301 348 1883 206384 334 1882 204405 289 1881 197290 311 1880 191965 278 1879 182082 358 1878 190054 292 1877 194352 249 1876 201874 208 1875 201212 194 1874 202010 194 1873 205615 215 1872 201267 133 1871 190112 166 1870 181655 154 1869 176970 159 1868 176962 23 1867 179154 119 1866 187776 116 1865 185474 179 1864 180387 168 1863 173510 134 1862 164030 123 1861 163706 196 1860 170156 103 1859 167723 117 1858 156070 24 1857 159097 1856 159337 1855 152113 1854 159727 1853 164520 1852 158782 1851 154206 1850 152744 1849 141883 1848 138230 1847 135845 1846 145664 1845 143743 1844 132249 1843 123818 1842 118825 1841 122496
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