Marriage Rates by Age & Sex
Michigan Occurrences, 1980–2023
Year Female Male
Total <20 Years 20-24 Years 25-34 Years 35-44 Years 45+ Years Total <20 Years 20-24 Years 25-34 Years 35-44 Years 45+ Years
1980 23.7 40.0 76.0 30.6 12.1 3.3 25.7 15.1 75.0 41.1 17.2 6.1
1981 23.2 36.4 74.7 31.1 12.6 3.4 25.2 13.3 71.7 40.6 17.9 6.3
1982 22.0 33.9 71.4 30.7 12.1 3.1 23.9 12.5 67.4 39.6 17.1 5.8
1983 21.8 32.6 70.1 31.6 12.9 3.2 23.7 12.0 64.5 40.0 18.0 6.1
1984 22.2 30.3 73.2 33.3 13.3 3.3 24.1 11.0 65.1 42.1 18.2 6.2
1985 21.5 27.1 71.4 33.5 13.7 3.2 23.5 9.5 62.7 41.5 18.2 6.2
1986 21.0 25.2 70.5 33.8 13.4 3.1 22.9 8.9 60.6 41.6 17.8 6.0
1987 19.8 21.4 68.7 33.0 12.9 3.0 21.6 7.6 57.1 40.5 16.8 5.8
1988 20.1 21.3 68.7 34.6 13.4 3.2 21.9 7.7 56.9 41.9 16.9 6.1
1989 20.5 21.3 69.9 36.2 14.4 3.4 22.4 7.8 57.4 43.5 17.7 6.4
1990 22.6 20.0 70.2 40.9 18.8 4.7 24.7 7.8 57.0 47.8 21.4 8.3
1991 21.9 17.7 65.0 40.6 19.3 4.9 23.9 6.5 52.1 46.7 21.4 8.7
1992 18.6 16.2 62.9 35.6 14.0 3.3 20.2 5.7 49.5 41.8 16.4 6.0
1993 18.4 15.3 63.4 36.3 13.6 3.4 19.9 5.5 49.1 42.5 15.9 6.0
1994 18.3 14.6 62.9 37.0 14.1 3.5 19.8 5.3 49.0 43.0 16.1 6.1
1995 18.2 13.7 63.2 38.1 14.1 3.5 19.6 4.8 48.3 44.0 16.2 5.9
1996 17.4 12.3 60.0 37.7 13.9 3.5 18.7 4.4 45.1 42.7 15.9 6.0
1997 16.9 11.7 58.2 37.8 13.6 3.5 18.1 4.0 43.4 42.6 15.6 5.8
1998 16.5 10.9 56.4 37.5 13.7 3.6 17.7 3.7 41.6 42.0 15.8 5.8
1999 16.8 10.5 58.3 38.5 14.3 3.8 17.9 3.8 42.4 43.2 16.1 6.1
2000 16.5 10.0 56.7 38.1 14.3 3.9 17.6 3.4 41.0 42.5 16.2 6.2
2001 16.6 10.3 55.8 38.4 14.5 4.1 17.6 3.4 40.4 43.1 16.5 6.3
2002 16.0 9.4 53.1 37.6 14.4 4.2 17.0 3.3 37.8 42.4 16.3 6.3
2003 15.4 8.7 50.3 37.2 13.8 4.2 16.4 3.0 35.8 41.5 15.6 6.3
2004 15.1 8.1 49.2 37.4 13.7 4.1 16.1 2.9 34.6 41.4 15.8 6.1
2005 14.9 8.0 49.1 37.4 13.5 4.1 15.8 2.7 35.0 41.3 15.6 6.0
2006 14.4 7.4 48.1 37.7 13.1 3.9 15.3 2.5 33.5 41.7 15.3 5.7
2007 13.9 6.7 46.7 37.5 12.6 3.7 14.7 2.4 32.4 41.1 15.0 5.4
2008 13.5 6.5 45.3 37.6 12.3 3.5 14.3 2.4 31.8 41.1 14.8 5.1
2009 13.1 6.4 43.2 37.3 12.2 3.3 13.8 2.5 30.1 40.6 14.7 4.8
2010 13.2 5.9 40.5 38.7 13.1 3.5 14.0 2.4 28.9 41.2 15.4 5.0
2011 13.6 5.6 39.1 40.8 14.0 3.6 14.4 2.2 26.8 43.3 16.9 5.2
2012 13.6 4.8 36.5 41.7 14.5 3.7 14.4 2.0 24.5 43.2 17.6 5.3
2013 13.4 4.6 33.7 41.4 14.4 3.8 14.1 1.9 22.5 42.0 17.6 5.4
2014 13.7 4.4 32.7 42.8 15.4 3.9 14.5 1.6 21.8 43.2 18.3 5.6
2015 14.1 4.0 31.3 43.3 16.3 4.6 14.9 1.8 21.7 42.9 18.9 6.2
2016 14.2 3.3 30.2 44.2 17.0 4.6 14.9 2.0 23.5 43.3 18.5 5.8
2017 13.9 3.2 29.3 43.0 16.8 4.4 14.5 1.9 23.4 41.4 18.2 5.6
2018 13.4 3.0 28.3 41.5 15.9 4.4 14.1 1.9 22.6 39.9 17.1 5.5
2019 12.3 2.6 26.2 37.8 14.7 4.0 12.9 1.7 21.5 36.5 15.4 5.0
2020 10.0 1.8 20.8 30.6 11.9 3.3 10.3 1.3 18.0 29.8 11.9 3.9
2021 12.2 2.0 23.7 38.5 15.0 3.9 12.6 1.6 20.8 37.5 14.9 4.5
2022 12.1 1.9 22.3 38.6 14.9 3.9 12.5 1.5 20.6 37.3 14.9 4.4
2023 11.7 2.0 20.8 37.0 13.9 4.0 11.9 1.5 19.3 34.8 13.2 4.4
                         

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: 1980-2023 Michigan Marriage Files. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.