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Number of marriages entered into grew in 2022

release | Changes in marital status 2022

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According to Statistics Finland, 21,942 marriages were entered into in 2022. The number of marriages entered into increased by 2,363 from the previous year. A total of 21,519 marriages between opposite-sex spouses were entered into, which is 2,315 more than in the year before. Same-sex spouses entered into 423 marriages, 48 more than in the previous year. Even though the number of marriages entered into grew from the previous year, it was still the second lowest in over 100 years.

Line chart on the numbers of marriages entered into and divorces by opposite-sex spouses in 1990 to 2022. The number of marriages entered into annually was at its highest in 2008, after which it has fallen almost continuously. The number of divorces per year has stayed between 13,000 and 14,000 over the past decades, but in 2022 the number fell below 12,000.

Key selections

  • In 2022, altogether 21,942 marriages were entered into, the second lowest number in the last hundred years.
  • The number of divorces was the lowest in over 30 years.
  • The age at the time of the first marriage rose.

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121e
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    121f
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    • Month of occurrence
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    121m
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    • Age
    • Previous marital status
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    121i
    Classifications used:
    • Language of wife/younger spouse
    • Language of husband/older spouse
    • Type of marriage
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    121h
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    • Nationality of husband/older spouse
    • Nationality of wife/younger spouse
    • Type of marriage
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    121g
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    • Age of husband/older spouse
    • Type of marriage
    • Age of wife/younger spouse
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    121l
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    • Order number of marriage
    • Type of ceremony
    • Age
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    121n
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    • Age
    • Area
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    121u
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    • Age
    • Sex
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    121q
    Classifications used:
    • Country of birth of wife/younger spouse
    • Type of marriage
    • Country of birth of husband/older spouse
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    121p
    Classifications used:
    • Age of husband/older spouse
    • Type of marriage
    • Age of wife/younger spouse
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    121s
    Classifications used:
    • Duration of marriage, years
    • Order number of marriage
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    121t
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    • Age
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