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This dataset provides statistics on marriages of opposite-sex couples that took place in England and Wales, broken down by the age of each partner, the year of occurrence, the partner's previous legal partnership status, the type of ceremony (civil or religious) and the area of occurrence.
The https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/bulletins/marriagesinenglandandwalesprovisional/previousReleases[latest Marriage Statistics publication] is available on the Office for National Statistics website.
- Marriage statistics are derived from information recorded when marriages are registered as part of civil registration, a legal requirement.
- Figures represent civil and religious marriages that take place in England and Wales only.
- Marriages to residents of England and Wales that took place outside of England and Wales are not included.
- Opposite-sex couples, who were first able to form a civil partnership in England and Wales on 31 December 2019, are currently unable to convert their civil partnership into a marriage.
The https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/methodologies/marriagesinenglandandwalesqmi[Marriage Quality and Methodology Information] document contains important information on:
- the strengths and limitations of the data
- the quality of the output including the accuracy of the data and how it compares with related data
- uses and users
- how the output was created
Further information on data quality, legislation and procedures relating to marriages can be found in the https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/methodologies/userguidetomarriagestatistics[User Guide to Marriage Statistics]
For more information on marriage statistics, please contact Office for National Statistics email: pop.info@ons.gov.uk telephone: +44(0)1329 444661
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Ceremony type (4 categories)
Read more...Approved premises (4 categories)
Approved premises are buildings licenced for civil marriages such as hotels, historic buildings and stately homes. Only civil marriages can take place in approved premises.
Read more...Status of groom (3 categories)
Remarriage includes persons whose previous marriage or civil partnership ended in divorce or dissolution, or the death of their partner.
Read more...Status of bride (3 categories)
Remarriage includes persons whose previous marriage or civil partnership ended in divorce or dissolution, or the death of their partner.
Read more...Age of groom (6 categories)
Read more...Age of bride (6 categories)
Read more...Release calendar
| Release Date | Status | Reference Period |
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| 13 May 23 | Released | 2020 |
| 4 Jul 22 | provisional | 2019 |
| 10 Aug 21 | provisional | 2018 |
| 30 Apr 20 | Released | 2017 |
| 28 Mar 19 | Released | 2016 |
| 28 Feb 18 | Released | 2015 |
| 14 Mar 17 | provisional | 2014 |
| 27 Apr 16 | Released | 2013 |
| 27 Apr 16 | Released | 2012 |
| 27 Apr 16 | Released | 2011 |
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