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

% 2024 29.1 na 29.7 na

Married

% 2024 61.6 na 61.2 na

Widowed

% 2024 5.1 na 4.7 na

Divorced/Separated

% 2024 4.1 na 4.3 na
Number of Marriages Number 2024 26,328 -7.0 28,310 -3.7
Number of Divorces & Annulments Number 2024 7,382 3.7 7,118 0.2
General Marriage Rate 3/





Males Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident
Males Aged 15-49 Years
2024 42.0 na 44.3 na
Females Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident
Females Aged 15-49 Years
2024 40.1 na 43.1 na
General Divorce Rate 3/
Males Per 1,000 Married Resident
Males Aged 20 Years & Over
2024 6.3 na 6.0 na
Females Per 1,000 Married Resident
Females Aged 20 Years & Over
2024 5.7 na 5.5 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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