Table 14. -- Age-Adjusted Central Marriage Rates in the
Marriage Registration Area
by Calendar Year and Alternative

(Per hundred thousand unmarried of each sex)
Calendar year
Age-adjusted marriage rate
1957 9,975
1958 9,775
1959 10,024
1960 10,015
 
1961 9,519
1962 9,465
1963 9,716
1964 9,812
1965 9,851
 
1966 10,158
1967 9,929
1968 10,168
1969 10,129
1970 9,680
 
1971 9,302
1972 9,412
1973 9,077
1974 8,332
1975 7,687
 
1976 7,303
1977 6,982
1978 6,784
1979 6,661
1980 6,256
 
1981 6,120
1982 5,967
1983 5,743
1984 5,623
1985 5,364
 
1986 5,249
1987 5,121
1988 5,032
1989 5,648
1990 5,711
 
1991 5,539
1992 5,528
1993 5,432
1994 5,429
1995 5,536

Calendar year

Low Cost alternative

Intermediate alternative

High Cost alternative
1996 5,415 5,524 5,750
1997 5,350 5,512 5,854
1998 5,285 5,500 5,960
1999 5,222 5,488 6,068
2000 5,159 5,476 6,178
 
2001 5,097 5,464 6,289
2002 5,035 5,452 6,403
2003 4,975 5,440 6,519
2004 4,915 5,428 6,637
2005 4,856 5,416 6,757
 
2006 4,797 5,404 6,879
2007 4,739 5,392 7,003
2008 4,682 5,381 7,130
2009 4,626 5,369 7,259
2010 4,570 5,357 7,390
 
2011 4,515 5,346 7,524
2012 4,461 5,334 7,660
2013 4,407 5,322 7,798
2014 4,354 5,311 7,939
2015 4,302 5,299 8,083
 
2016 4,250 5,287 8,229
2017 4,199 5,276 8,377
2018 4,148 5,264 8,529
2019 4,098 5,253 8,683
2020 4,049 5,241 8,840
2021 4,000 5,230 9,000