Number of Marriages and Marriage Rates
by Age and Sex
Michigan Occurrences, 2002, 2012 and 2022

Age in Years Males Females
2002 2012 2022 2002 2012 2022
Rate Rate Number Rate Rate Rate Number Rate
< 20 3.3 2.0 487 1.5 9.4 4.8 590 1.9
20-24 37.8 24.5 6,822 20.0 53.1 36.5 7,223 21.9
25-34 42.4 43.2 24,435 36.5 37.6 41.7 24,759 38.2
35-44 16.3 17.6 8,831 14.6 14.4 14.5 8,903 14.8
45 + 6.5 5.5 9,270 4.5 4.5 3.9 8,966 4.1
Total 13.2 11.6 49,845 10.0 12.8 11.2 50,442 9.9
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: 2002, 2012 and 2022 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. .