Marriages among opposite-sex couples fall to a record low
from BBC News:
The number of men and women marrying each other has fallen to its lowest level on record, official statistics show.
A total of 235,910 opposite-sex marriages were registered in England and Wales in 2017– a decrease of 2.8% compared with 2016.
The number has fallen by 45% since 1972, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Overall, there were 242,842 marriages during 2017 – 2.8% less than 2016.
Kanak Ghosh, from the ONS, said: “Marriage rates for opposite-sex couples are now at the lowest level on record.
“This continues a gradual long-term decline seen since the early 1970s, with numbers falling by a third over the past 40 years.”
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