Highest marriage rate
- Who
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Where
- Antigua and Barbuda
- When
- 2011
Fewer people are getting married now than two years ago, according to the most recent figures (2011 or latest available year). As of 2011, the highest marriage rate was 21.7 marriages per 1,000 people in Antigua & Barbuda. This is a drop from the 2009 figures, which saw the US Virgin Islands have the highest marriage rate in the world, with 35.8 per 1,000 population. Antigua & Barbuda has the 29th lowest divorce rate, with 1.2 divorces for every 1,000 people.
The 10 countries with the highest rates of marriage are as follows (number of marriages per 1,000 people):
1. Antigua & Barbuda: 21.7
2. Seychelles: 17.4
3. Tajikistan: 13.5
4. Iran: 12.2
5. Indonesia: 11.2
6. Egypt: 11.0
7. Bermuda: 10.6
8. Jordan: 10.2
9. Barbados: 10.1
=10. Azerbaijan: 9.7
=10. Cayman Islands: 9.7
=10. Kyrgyzstan: 9.7
1. Antigua & Barbuda: 21.7
2. Seychelles: 17.4
3. Tajikistan: 13.5
4. Iran: 12.2
5. Indonesia: 11.2
6. Egypt: 11.0
7. Bermuda: 10.6
8. Jordan: 10.2
9. Barbados: 10.1
=10. Azerbaijan: 9.7
=10. Cayman Islands: 9.7
=10. Kyrgyzstan: 9.7
The USA has 6.7 marriages per 1,000 people and the UK 5.0 marriages.