Il numero di matrimoni celebrati in Irlanda nel 2024 era sceso di quasi il 4% nelle cifre del 2023

**Key Findings**

* There were 20,348 marriages registered in Ireland in 2024, which included 668 same-sex marriages. The number of marriages fell by almost 4% from 21,159 marriages in 2023, and 7.7% since 2014.

* The marriage rate per 1,000 of population stood at 3.8 in 2024 and was 4.8 in 2014.

* The average age for brides and grooms stood at 35.9 years for brides and 37.7 years for grooms in 2024.

* In 2024, the average age of males in same-sex marriages was 40.7 years, while the average age of females in same-sex marriages was 39.7 years.

* Roman Catholic marriage ceremonies and civil ceremonies were the most popular choice for opposite-sex couples accounting for 6,425 and 6,392 of the 19,680 ceremonies in 2024. The ratio of Catholic and civil ceremonies has reduced in 10 years, with only 33 more Catholic ceremonies than civil ceremonies taking place in 2024 compared with 6,905 more in 2014.

* Friday was the most popular day to get married.

* August was the most popular month to wed for opposite-sex couples, while September was the most popular month for same-sex couples to marry in 2024.

https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-mar/marriages2024/keyfindings/

Jesus. The average age is bonkers.

I was surprised to see it’s a 50/50 split between catholic and civil ceremonies for opposite sex marriages. Didn’t realise civil had become so popular. Most weddings I’ve been to have been catholic ceremonies despite the couples not being that religious. Even those that I would consider agnostic/athiest got married in churches to keep the peace with more conservative relatives. I’m athiest and thankfully my parents wouldn’t kick off if I decided to get married and had a civil ceremony, (might be quietly annoyed but wouldn’t make it an issue).