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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Aine Fox

Marriages down by 9% in England and Wales after post-pandemic spike

Marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales were down by 8.6% in 2023 (Alamy/PA) -

Marriages in England and Wales have fallen by 9% in a continued declining trend, the latest figures show.

But civil partnerships rose by almost the same percentage, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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