Changes in marital status

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The statistics on changes in marital status describe marriages entered into, divorces and divorces from registered partnerships and becoming widowed. The data are obtained from the Population Information System and published once a year.

Key figures

Marriages contracted

20,693
2023
Changes in marital status
Updated: 28/05/2024

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Releases

Changes in marital status 2023 | Release
Changes in marital status 2023, vital statistics and population | Database release
Changes in marital status 2022, vital statistics and population | Database release
Changes in marital status 2022 | Release
Changes in marital status 2021, vital statistics and population | Database release

Future releases

Figures

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Number of marriages and divorces, opposite-sex couples 1990-2023

Documentation

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Changes in marital status [online publication].
ISSN=1797-643X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.11.2024].
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