"Figure 3: The proportion of people aged 65 years and over who are forming civil partnerships has increased in recent years","" "Percentage of people forming civil partnerships who were aged 65 years and over by sex, England and Wales, 2005 to 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Following the introduction of the [Civil Partnership Act 2004](http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents), the first day that couples could normally form a partnership was 21 December 2005 in England and Wales. 2. An announcement was made in December 2013 that marriages of same-sex couples could take place in England and Wales from 29 March 2014." "Unit","Percentage" "","" "","Male","Female" "2005","24","8" "2006","11","4" "2007","5","3" "2008","5","3" "2009","4","2" "2010","4","1" "2011","4","2" "2012","4","2" "2013","6","3" "2014","10","7" "2015","16","18" "2016","19","20" "2017","21","23" "2018","20","23"