Qatar had the lowest marriage rate in the world as of 2018, with 1.4 marriages per every 1,000 population. French Guiana followed with one marriage more than Qatar (2.4). Thereafter, Peru and Venezuela counted 2.5 and 2.6 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants, ranking third and fourth, respectively. By contrast, West Bank and Gaza, Fiji, and Egypt had the highest marriage rates worldwide in that same year.
Countries with the lowest marriage rates worldwide as of 2018
(marriages per 1,000 population)
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The Economist. (April 6, 2021). Countries with the lowest marriage rates worldwide as of 2018 (marriages per 1,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1226445/lowest-marriage-rate-worldwide-by-country/
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