Marriages in England 2013

MARRIAGES IN ENGLAND 2013 NUMBER OF MARRIAGES In the last statistical year, there were 234,464 Marriages in England! Marriages have increased 290,000- 280,000 - +6.6% 258,185 270,000- 260,000 - 234,464 250,000- 240,000 over the last two statistical 230,000 220,000 210,000. years. 200,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Marriages in England 1939 Beginning of World War II 439,694 marriages 1940 470,549 mamriages 1997 Tony Blair Elected 272,536 mariages 1929 Wall Sreet Crash 313,316 marriages 1979 Margaret Thatcher Elected 368,853 marriages 1912 283,834 mariages 2008 Banking Crash 235,794 maiages 100 Year Mariage Trend (England & Wales) WHEN? 76 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 9,912 | 8,801 |(0,023 | 14,595 46,429|(39,614 (5, (54 4% 3.5% 4% 6% 19% 57.5% 6% Saturdays are are of course the most popular day to may in England and Wales. Tuesday a is the least popular. 42% of mariages take place in the months of July, August and September. 34,151 25,746 Jul 36,562 Aug Jun 26,833 May 14% 15% 10% 11% 7% 4. s of Weddings Per Month 1 AUGUST 2 JULY NOVEMBER 10 FEBRUARY 11 3 SEPTEMBER JANUARY 12 WHERE? Rutland is the most popular local authority for mariages (number of marriages per capita of population). More generally, the most popular region of England for mamiages is The South West. 1. Rutland O 2. Bath & N. E. Somerset 3. Windsor & Maidenhead 4. North Yorkshire 5. Cornwall & Isles of Scilly 6. West Berkshire 10 7. Cumbria 8. Cheshire East 9. Warwickshire 10. Northumberland 1. South West 2. South East 3. East Anglia 4. East Midlands O 5. West Midlands 6. Yorkshire 7. North East 8. North West 9. London 2 6 The least popular local authority to mary in is Sandwell in the West Midlands which has only 25% of the usual number of weddings per capita (compared to the average for the whole of England). The next least popular local authorities are Walsall, Luton, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland. AGE? 33.2 Average age Men marry 30.9 Average age Women marry (*England and Wales) 2008 Banking Crash Males - 33.6 Females - 31 1929 Wall Street Crash Males - 26.4 Females - 24.5 1939 Start of World War II Males - 26.5 Females - 24.2 1979 Margaret Thatcher Elected Males - 25.7 Females - 23.1 1997 Tony Blair Elected Males - 31 Females - 28.9 1912 Males - 27 Females - 24.8 1968 Males - 23.8 Females - 21.7 MARRIAGE TYPE C>→><<-