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Number of marriages entered into continued declining in 2023

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release | Changes in marital status 2023

According to Statistics Finland, 20,693 marriages were entered into in 2023. The number of marriages entered into decreased by 1,249 from the previous year. A total of 20,320 marriages between opposite-sex spouses were entered into, which is 1,199 fewer than in the year before. Same-sex couples entered into 373 marriages, 50 fewer than in the previous year.

Key selections

  • In 2023, altogether 20,693 marriages were entered into.
  • Altogether 11,475 marriages ended in divorce.
  • In first marriages, more than one-half of the couples chose a civil ceremony.

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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
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    • Language of wife/younger spouse
    • Language of husband/older spouse
    • Type of marriage
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    121h
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    • Type of marriage
    • Nationality of wife/younger spouse
    • Nationality of husband/older spouse
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    121g
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    • Type of marriage
    • Age of wife/younger spouse
    • Age of husband/older spouse
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    121l
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    • Age
    • Type of ceremony
    • Order number of marriage
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    121n
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    121u
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    • Sex
    • Age
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    121q
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    • Type of marriage
    • Country of birth of wife/younger spouse
    • Country of birth of husband/older spouse
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    121p
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    • Age of wife/younger spouse
    • Type of marriage
    • Age of husband/older spouse
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    121s
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    • Duration of marriage, years
    • Order number of marriage
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    121t
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    • Age
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    Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Changes in marital status [online publication].
    Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1797-643X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 15.11.2024].
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