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.
Change
The release time of the statistics of changes in marital statusis postponed again.
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Number of marriages and divorces, opposite-sex couples 1990-2024
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Marriage rate by sex and age group in 1990 to 2024
Marriages contracted by type of ceremony, sex and order number of marriage in 2006 to 2024
Divorces by order number of marriage, duration of marriage (years) and sex in 2024
Persons divorced from marriages by sex and age group in 2024
Documentation
Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.
Go to documentation of the statisticsReferencing instructions
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Changes in marital status [online publication].
ISSN=1797-643X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 28.5.2025].
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