Last year, a whopping 44,190 couples got married – in total there were 38,929 women and 41,818 men, according to recent statistics from Statistics Sweden (Statistics Central Agency).
According to the authority, the number of marriages differs from the number of married people because not everyone who got married in Sweden married someone who was registered in Sweden.
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The number of marriages has fallen compared to 2022, but has risen significantly compared to the years 2021 and 2020. According to Statistics Norway, this is due to the corona pandemic that hit the world in March 2020.
In connection with the statistics, figures are also released on which counties where marriages last the longest and shortest.
It is most common to get married between the ages of 30 and 34, a category followed by the 25-29 age group.
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The proposal: The tradition at weddings can be banned
Recently, a new motion from the Social Democrats proposed a change in the traditional way of getting married that we have in Sweden and in the Western world.
During the summer, the party submitted a motion to the church meeting which is about banning bride handovers – that is, where the father hands the daughter over to her future husband – at weddings in the Church of Sweden.
– I read that a man – the father – symbolically still owns the woman – the bride – who is handed over to another man who will take over ownership of her, said Johannes Svanerudclergyman and author, i P1 Morning when.
But not everyone agreed with him.
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Photo: Martina Holmberg/TT. The whole list: Here are people who have been married the longest – and the shortest
Regardless of where one stands on that issue, a longer marriage may be more desirable than a short one for newlyweds and lovers. Figures from Statistics Sweden show that there are differences between Sweden’s counties in the length of marriage.
News24 have compiled the entire list in descending order.
On average, people are married the furthest down in the country – in Blekinge län. There, the average length of marriage is 14 years. The county where Sweden’s capital is located is in the middle of the list with an average length of marriage of 12 years.
Shortest as married then? Those couples can be found in Jämtland County.
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Source: Statistics Sweden.