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Is marriage becoming less common?
51% married in US
Is marriage becoming less common?
Yes. In the US, the marriage rate has fallen from 9.8 per 1,000 people in 1990 to about 5.1 in 2022. The share of US adults who are currently married fell from 72% in 1960 to 51% in 2022. Similar trends are seen across Western Europe and East Asia.
Source: Pew Research Center; CDC National Center for Health Statistics