UK Marriages, 1951 - 2009

Numbers (thousands)

Year

All marriages

First marriages (for both partners)

Remarriages (for one or both partners)

1951

411.399

337.889

73.510

1952

399.762

326.044

73.718

1953

395.316

325.396

69.920

1954

392.859

326.108

66.751

1955

410.630

343.368

67.262

1956

406.266

342.988

63.278

1957

398.955

338.868

60.087

1958

390.356

334.071

56.285

1959

390.178

333.111

57.067

1960

393.598

336.432

57.166

1961

397.101

339.896

57.205

1962

397.818

339.620

58.198

1963

401.137

340.827

60.310

1964

410.163

346.977

63.186

1965

422.054

357.286

64.768

1966

437.083

368.551

68.532

1967

439.092

368.316

70.776

1968

462.758

388.004

74.754

1969

451.627

375.742

75.885

1970

470.987

389.244

81.743

1971

459.389

368.580

90.809

1972

480.285

360.106

120.179

1973

453.665

333.176

120.489

1974

436.346

315.058

121.288

1975

430.678

306.094

124.584

1976

406.024

282.013

124.011

1977

403.938

275.424

128.514

1978

416.376

278.179

138.197

1979

416.927

278.993

137.934

1980

418.446

278.608

139.838

1981

397.846

263.209

134.637

1982

387.021

254.868

132.153

1983

389.286

254.620

134.666

1984

395.800

258.997

136.803

1985

393.117

256.594

136.523

1986

393.939

254.227

139.712

1987

397.937

260.459

137.478

1988

394.051

253.152

140.899

1989

392.042

251.572

140.470

1990

375.410

240.729

134.681

1991

349.739

222.369

127.370

1992

356.013

222.142

133.871

1993

341.608

210.567

131.041

1994

331.232

200.910

130.322

1995

322.251

192.078

130.173

1996

317.513

185.295

132.218

1997

310.218

181.135

129.083

1998

304.797

180.405

124.392

1999

301.083

178.760

122.323

2000

305.912

180.020

125.892

2001

286.129

171.913

114.216

2002

293.021

174.374

118.647

2003

308.623

184.661

123.962

2004

313.551

188.512

125.039

2005

286.826

173.123

113.703

2006

277.611

170.410

107.201

2007

273.920

171.085

102.835

2008

273.207

173.454

99.753

2009

266.95

174.24

92.71

Note:
Data for 2009 is provisional
Sources: Office for National Statistics, General Register Office for Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.