Release:Marriages in England and Wales: 2013

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Elizabeth McLaren

Release date:
27 April 2016 09:30

Next release:
September to October 2016 (provisional)

Numbers of marriages that took place in England and Wales analysed by a range of characteristics including age, previous marital status and ceremony type (civil or religious)

Publications

Data

  • Marriages in England and Wales

    Number of marriages that took place annually in England and Wales by age, sex, area, previous partnership status, cohabitation, civil or religious ceremony, day and month of wedding, and marriage rates.

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  • are produced according to sound methods
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Changes to this release date

  • Previous date:
    27 April 2016 11:00
    Reason for change:
    Release can now be published at 9.30am as figures do not need to be laid before parliament prior to publication, we are doing a digital deposit instead.