The number of first marriages and all marriages in the UK declined between 1951 and 2001 while the number of remarriages increased. First marriages rose slightly from 350,000 to 360,000 between 1951 and 1971 before declining gradually to about 250,000 by 2001. All marriages peaked at 450,000 between 1951 and 1971 then fell to around 350,000 by 2001. In contrast, remarriages remained at 150,000 from 1951 to 1955 before rising to a high of 200,000 in 2001.
The number of first marriages and all marriages in the UK declined between 1951 and 2001 while the number of remarriages increased. First marriages rose slightly from 350,000 to 360,000 between 1951 and 1971 before declining gradually to about 250,000 by 2001. All marriages peaked at 450,000 between 1951 and 1971 then fell to around 350,000 by 2001. In contrast, remarriages remained at 150,000 from 1951 to 1955 before rising to a high of 200,000 in 2001.
The number of first marriages and all marriages in the UK declined between 1951 and 2001 while the number of remarriages increased. First marriages rose slightly from 350,000 to 360,000 between 1951 and 1971 before declining gradually to about 250,000 by 2001. All marriages peaked at 450,000 between 1951 and 1971 then fell to around 350,000 by 2001. In contrast, remarriages remained at 150,000 from 1951 to 1955 before rising to a high of 200,000 in 2001.
The line graph highlights the number of married couples in the UK
between 1951 and 2001. Looking at the graph, it can be seen that a great quantity of remarriages experienced an upward trend whereas the number of first marriages and all marriages saw a downward trend. By the end of the period, the number of all marriages registered the highest of 3 groups examined. In 1951, the total number of marriages were approximately 400,000 weddings. The number considerably hit a peak of 450,000 ceremonies over 20-year-period before falling gradually sharply in 2001 with around 350,000 in total. A similar pattern was seen in the number of first marriages, which slightly increased from nearly 350,000 to 360,000 between 1951 and 1971 before declining considerably gradually to about 250,000 by the year of 2001. The number of remarried weddings started at 150,000 marriages in 1951. The figure remained unchanged in the first 40 years the first four years (anh sẽ hiểu 1951 – 1955) of the period until rocketing to the highest number in 2001, at 200,000 marriages.