Poland: half as many marriages as in 2008
258k marriages in 2008, 133k in 2025.
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The number of marriages registered in a year. There are fewer when people marry later or not at all, and when there are fewer young adults.
The line is marriages per year; the dot is the peak.
- Marriages thousand marriages a year
258 (2008) → 133 (2025)
eurostat: Eurostat PL (Poland) → national: Statistics Poland (GUS), 'Ludność. Stan i struktura oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2025 r. Stan w dniu 31 grudnia' (29.04.2026), table Tabl. II 'Ludność, ruch naturalny oraz migracje ludności według województw w 2025 r.' (Tabela_II.xls in the zip), row POLSKA: Małżeństwa 133211, na 1000 ludności 3.6; marriages contracted (civil and religious with civil effect) from GUS vital statistics; regular annual release, not labelled preliminary (in 'Sytuacja demograficzna Polski do 2025 r.' only the 2025 international-migration cells carry 'd) dane wstępne'); level check: GUS 'Sytuacja demograficzna Polski do 2025 r.' Tablica 1A 2024 = 135.402 thousand = marriages.csv (Eurostat) 135 402; GUS rates use census-2021-based population (2024: GUS 3.6 vs Eurostat 3.7)
Marriages: UNdata and national statistics. Selection: countries of at least 10 million where marriages fell by 40% or more since 1990, within 20 years of the peak, with data up to 2023 or later; the four most notable.
Marriages and births falling together does not show that one caused the other: both depend on the age structure, housing, incomes and attitudes.
A question for this picture
Are people postponing marriage or giving it up altogether?