Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y-o-Y)  1/
Previous
Period Data
% Change
(Y-o-Y)  2/
Marital Status, Marriages and Divorces            
 Marital Status (among residents aged 15 years over)            

 Single

% 2023 29.7  na 28.6 na

 Married

 % 2023 61.2  na 61.8 na

 Widowed

 % 2023 4.7  na 4.9 na

 Divorced/Separated

 % 2023 4.3  na 4.7 na
 Number of Marriages Number 2023 28,310 -3.7 29,389 3.7
 Number of Divorces & Annulments Number 2023 7,118 0.2 7,107 -9.9
General Marriage Rate 3/





Males Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident
Males Aged 15-49 Years
2023 44.3 na 47.0 na
Females Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident
Females Aged 15-49 Years
2023 43.1 na 45.5 na
General Divorce Rate 3/            
Males Per 1,000 Married Resident
Males Aged 20 Years & Over
2023 6.0 na 6.2  na
Females Per 1,000 Married Resident
Females Aged 20 Years & Over
2023 5.5 na 5.9  na

na not available or not applicable
1. Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2. Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.
3. Refers to the resident population.


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