Number of Marriages and Marriage Rates
by Age and Sex
Michigan Occurrences, 2003, 2013 and 2023

Age in Years Males Females
2003 2013 2023 2003 2013 2023
Rate Rate Number Rate Rate Rate Number Rate
< 20 3.1 1.9 486 1.5 8.8 4.7 606 2.0
20-24 36.2 23.0 6,922 19.3 50.6 34.1 7,113 20.8
25-34 40.0 42.0 23,475 34.8 36.0 41.3 23,808 37.0
35-44 15.2 17.6 8,575 13.2 13.4 14.4 8,700 13.9
45 + 6.4 5.4 9,449 4.4 4.2 3.8 9,211 4.0
Total 12.8 11.4 48,907 11.9 12.3 11.0 49,439 11.7
Median age at
last birthday:

30 31 31 28
29 31

Note: Rates are the number of persons married per age-specific population; the total rate is calculated per population ages 15 and over. The 15-19 population age group is used to calculate the rates for the marriages to persons under 20 years of age.  Rates are per 1,000 population.
Source: 2003, 2013 and 2023 Michigan Occurrence Marriage Files. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services ; Population Estimate (latest update 7/2020), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories
2020-2022 population is 2020 CDC Bridge estimates proportionally fitted to U.S. Census population estimates. .