The long-term trend in the European Union shows that the number of marriages is decreasing, while the number of divorces is increasing, according to data published today by Eurostat, the EU statistical office.
In particular, since 1964, the marriage rate in the EU has fallen from 8,0 per 1.000 people in 1964 to 4,3 in 2019. At the same time, the divorce rate has more than doubled, from 0,8 per 1.000 people in 1964 to 1,8, 2019 in XNUMX.
In 2019, the EU countries with the highest number of marriages in relation to the population were Cyprus (8,9 marriages per 1 people), Lithuania (000), Latvia and Hungary (from 7,0) and Romania (6,7). It was followed by Slovakia (6,6), Denmark and Malta (5,4).
By contrast, the lowest marriage rates were around 3 marriages per 1.000 inhabitants, reported in Italy (3.1), Portugal and Slovenia (out of 3,2), followed by France, Spain and Luxembourg (out of 3,5). , XNUMX)
In 2019, among the EU Member States, the lowest number of divorces in relation to the population was recorded in Malta and Ireland (0,7 divorces per 1 people), followed by Slovenia (000), Italy (1,2) and Croatia (1,4).
By contrast, the highest divorce rates were recorded in Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg (up from 3,1 divorces per 1 people), Cyprus (000) and Sweden (2,6).