| 2016 | 2015 | |
| Opposite Sex Marriages | 21,570 | 22,025 |
| Same Sex Marriages | 1,056 | – |
| All Marriages rate per 1,000 population | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Average Age of Groom (Opposite Sex Marriage) | 35.7 | 35.3 |
| Average Age of Bride (Opposite Sex Marriage) | 33.8 | 33.2 |
| Average Age of Male (Same Sex Marriage) | 40.5 | – |
| Average Age of Female (Same Sex Marriage) | 41.0 | – |
There were 1,056 same sex marriages in 2016, of which 606 were male unions and 450 female unions.
The average age of couples in same sex marriages in 2016 was 40.7 years. The average age of male partners in same sex marriages was 40.5 and the average age of female partners was slightly higher at 41.0. See tables 23A, 23B and 23C.
There were 21,570 opposite sex marriages in 2016. The average age of grooms was 35.7 years, 0.4 years more than the average age of grooms in 2015. In the past 50 years, the average age of grooms decreased from 29.0 years in 1966 to a low of 26.2 years in 1977 and increased to a high of 35.7 years in 2016. A similar trend is evident for brides with the average age decreasing from 25.7 in 1966 to 24.0 in 1977 and increasing to a high of 33.8 in 2016. See tables 1 and 3.
The number of all marriages (opposite and same sex) registered in 2016 was 22,626 which equates to a crude (unadjusted) marriage rate of 4.8 per 1,000 population, the same rate as in 2015. This is 601 marriages more than in 2015 when 22,025 marriages took place. Same sex marriages accounted for 4.7% of all marriages in 2016, the first full calendar year for which data is available. Same sex marriage legislation came into effect in November 2015. See table 1.
In 2016, religious ceremonies accounted for 64.8% of all marriages. There were 12,140 (53.7%) Catholic marriage ceremonies, 372 (1.6%) Church of Ireland ceremonies, The Spiritualist Union of Ireland performed 1,038 (4.6%) ceremonies and 1,104 (4.9%) couples opted for other religious ceremonies. The majority of non-religious ceremonies were civil marriages with 28.5% (6,438) of all marriages; the remaining 1,534 (6.8%) couples had Humanist ceremonies. See tables 1, 3, 3A, 17, 17A and figure 2.
| X-axis label | % |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 53.7 |
| Civil Marriages | 28.5 |
| Humanist Association | 6.8 |
| Spiritualist Union | 4.6 |
| Other Religious | 4.9 |
| Church of Ireland | 1.6 |
Over 67% of opposite sex couples have religious marriage ceremonies
In 2016, religious ceremonies accounted for the highest proportion of opposite sex marriages (67.4%). There were 12,140 (56.3%) Catholic marriage ceremonies, 372 (1.7%) Church of Ireland ceremonies, 69 (0.3%) Presbyterian ceremonies while The Spiritualist Union of Ireland, performed 965 (4.5%) marriage ceremonies in 2016. The remaining 999 (4.6%) couples opted for other religious ceremonies. Civil marriage ceremonies were the most popular choice for non-religious marriage ceremonies accounting for 5,588 (25.9%) of all opposite sex marriages. In recent years the Humanist Association has also risen in popularity with 1,437 (6.7%) of marriages in 2016 compared to 1,264 (5.7%) in 2015. See tables 1, 3 and 17, and figure 2.
Over 80% of same sex couples have civil marriage ceremonies
The most popular form of ceremony for same sex marriage celebrations was civil marriage ceremonies, which accounted for 850 marriages (80.5%) followed by The Humanist Association of Ireland with 97 or 9.2% of ceremonies, The Spiritualist Union of Ireland accounted for 73 or 6.9% of ceremonies and the remainder of same sex couples - 3.4% - had ceremonies with other religious denominations. Almost half of all same sex marriage ceremonies took place in the Dublin City area (45.5%), followed by Cork City and Wicklow County respectively with 5.4%. See Tables 1, 3A, 3B, 13A, 13B and 17A.
July was the most popular month for opposite sex marriages in 2016
For the first time since 2011, July was the most popular month for opposite sex marriages. In 2016, 13.8% (or 2,968) of marriages occurred in July. Over a quarter (26.1%) of all marriages took place in the months of July and August. January continued to be the least popular month for marriage ceremonies with only 666 (3.1%) of marriages occurring during that month.
Friday and Saturday were the most popular days of the week to get married with 14,924 or 69.2% of marriages occurring on those days. The least popular day was Sunday when 504 (2.3%) couples wed. See table 16.
Saturday 30th July was the most popular date for opposite sex marriages in 2016 with 272 (1.3%) marriages taking place on that day. This was followed by Saturday 4th June, when 259 (1.2%) marriages occurred. New Year's Eve was the third most popular date with 249 (1.2%) marriage celebrations on that day. See tables 16, 16A and 16B.
September was the most popular month for same sex marriages in 2016
The most popular month for same sex marriages in 2016 was September with 125 (11.8%) marriages.
Friday was the most popular day for same sex marriages with one third (348) or 33.0% of all same sex marriages celebrated on that day. As with opposite sex marriages, Sunday was the least popular day for same sex marriages when only 30 couples (2.8%) wed. See table 16A.
Friday 29th July was the most popular date for same sex marriages in 2016 with 17 (1.6%) marriages occurring on that day. This was followed by Friday 15th July, when 13 (1.2%) marriages took place.
EU marriage rate
In 2015 (most recent available data) Lithuania had the highest crude (unadjusted) marriage rate of the EU 28 Member States with a rate of 7.6 per 1,000 population. Portugal and Slovenia had the lowest rates, with 3.1 marriages per 1,000 population. In comparison, in 2015 Ireland had a marriage rate of 4.8 per thousand population and was ranked 13th. (The latest available data for The United Kingdom and Austria was 2013 and 2012 was the latest data available for France). See figure 3.
| EU-28 | Marriage rate |
|---|---|
| Lithuania | 7.6 |
| Cyprus | 7.2 |
| Malta | 7 |
| Latvia | 6.9 |
| Romania | 6.3 |
| Slovakia | 5.3 |
| Sweden | 5.3 |
| Estonia | 5.2 |
| Denmark | 5.1 |
| Greece | 5 |
| Poland | 5 |
| Germany | 4.9 |
| Ireland 2015 | 4.8 |
| Ireland 2016 | 4.8 |
| Croatia | 4.7 |
| Hungary | 4.7 |
| Czech Republic | 4.6 |
| Finland | 4.5 |
| Austria | 4.3 |
| United Kingdom | 4.3 |
| Bulgaria | 3.9 |
| Netherlands | 3.8 |
| France | 3.7 |
| Belgium | 3.6 |
| Luxembourg | 3.6 |
| Spain | 3.6 |
| Italy | 3.2 |
| Portugal | 3.1 |
| Slovenia | 3.1 |
Groom older than bride in just over 62% of opposite sex marriages
The average age of grooms and brides in 2016 was 35.7 years and 33.8 years respectively. The average age of grooms marrying for the first time was 34.3 years and for brides the average age was 32.8 years. See tables 22 and 23.
The groom was older than the bride in 62.3% of marriages in 2016. See tables 7 and 8.
In 2016, 2.4% of grooms were under the age of 25 and 41.8% of grooms were aged 35 and over on their wedding day. For brides, 3.7% were under the age of 25 and 30.3% were aged 35 and over on their wedding day. See table 1, 7 and 8.
Monaghan had the lowest average age for grooms at 34.5 years. At the other end of the scale, Wicklow had the highest average age for grooms at 37.9 years. As with the grooms, Monaghan had the lowest average age for brides at 32.0 years and Wicklow had the highest average age at 35.5 years. See tables 9 and 10.
Almost 88% of opposite sex marriages were first time marriages
In 2016, 87.8% (18,934) of marriages were the first marriage for both the groom and bride. The breakdown between grooms and brides was 19,712 (91.4%) grooms and 20,081 (93.1%) brides marrying for the first time. See tables 17, 22 and 23.
There were 2,444 marriages involving at least one divorced person in 2016, including 552 marriages where both parties were divorced. See table 17.
Over 56% of same sex marriages were first time marriages
Of the 2,112 individual same sex partners in 2016, the majority - 1,195 or 56.6% were previously single, 840 (39.8%) were previous civil partners, while 64 (3.0%) were divorcees, 8 (0.4%) were former civil partners, 4 (0.2%) were widows/widowers and there was 1 surviving civil partner. See tables 23A, 23B and 23C.
Opposite sex couples residing outside Ireland before marriage account for 13% of marriages
Marriages where both the bride and groom were residing in Ireland before marriage accounted for 85.0% (18,337) of marriages. In 2016, 2,802 (13.0%) marriages involved both the bride and groom living outside the State before marriage. See tables 11 and 12.
The future permanent residence of married couples was stated to be outside Ireland in 13.6% (2,933) of marriages in 2016. This compares to 2,845 (12.9%) in 2015. See table 1.
Over one in five opposite sex marriages were between brides and grooms of the same socio-economic group
In 2016, 23.7% (5,113) of all marriages involved the bride and groom being of the same socio-economic group.
Over half (57.0%) of grooms and two-fifths (42.2%) of brides in the 'Professional Occupations’ socio-economic group married an individual in the same group.
The socio-economic group with the greatest apparent disparity was the "Skilled Trades Occupations" where 2.6% of grooms married within their own group in comparison to 39.8% of brides doing so. See table 6 and background notes.
Civil Partnerships
There were 7 civil partnership ceremonies in 2016, 5 male unions and 2 female unions. See table 1.
Number of divorces granted increased by just over 25%
The most recent divorce data available is for 2015. There were 3,289 divorces granted by the Circuit Court and the High Court in 2015. This was an increase of 660 on the 2014 figure. See table A.
Population
The estimated population (usual residence) in April 2016 was 4,673,745.
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| Table 1 Summary data for marriages 2006-2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Opposite sex marriages | Same sex marriages | All marriages | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | ||||
| State | 22,089 | 22,756 | 22,187 | 21,627 | 20,594 | 19,855 | 20,713 | 20,680 | 22,045 | 22,025 | 21,570 | 1,056 | 22,626 | |||
| Marriages per 1,000 population | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 4.8 | |||
| Average age of party 11 | 33.2 | 33.4 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.9 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 43.6 | 36.1 | |||
| Average age of party 22 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 33.8 | 37.9 | 34.0 | |||
| Percentage of marriages by | ||||||||||||||||
| age of party 11 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| Under 20 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| 20-24 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |||
| 25-29 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 21.8 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 8.1 | 15.8 | |||
| 30-34 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 39.7 | 39.8 | 41.0 | 40.5 | 39.7 | 39.6 | 16.8 | 38.6 | |||
| 35-39 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 22.1 | |||
| 40 and over | 12.7 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 55.9 | 21.2 | |||
| Percentage of marriages by | ||||||||||||||||
| age of party 22 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| Under 20 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |||
| 20-24 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 3.0 | |||
| 25-29 | 39.0 | 39.4 | 38.1 | 36.0 | 34.9 | 32.6 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 28.7 | 27.2 | 25.3 | 16.6 | 24.9 | |||
| 30-34 | 32.1 | 32.4 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 36.2 | 37.6 | 38.7 | 39.7 | 39.5 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 24.0 | 40.0 | |||
| 35-39 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 17.0 | |||
| 40 and over | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 37.2 | 14.4 | |||
| Form of ceremony | ||||||||||||||||
| Roman Catholic | 16,211 | 16,854 | 15,978 | 14,624 | 13,781 | 13,156 | 13,497 | 12,921 | 13,072 | 12,486 | 12,140 | – | 12,140 | |||
| Church of Ireland | 530 | 526 | 534 | 447 | 427 | 448 | 433 | 453 | 445 | 393 | 372 | – | 372 | |||
| Presbyterian | 161 | 176 | 160 | 111 | 89 | 67 | 84 | 72 | 81 | 73 | 69 | – | 69 | |||
| Methodist | 26 | 20 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | – | 27 | |||
| Jewish | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |||
| Spiritualist Union of Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 819 | 822 | 965 | 73 | 1,038 | |||
| Other religious | 32 | 33 | 184 | 205 | 279 | 401 | 883 | 1,112 | 538 | 804 | 972 | 36 | 1,008 | |||
| Civil marriages | 5,127 | 5,146 | 5,299 | 6,214 | 5,991 | 5,768 | 5,797 | 6,096 | 6,167 | 6,156 | 5,588 | 850 | 6,438 | |||
| Humanist Association | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 895 | 1,264 | 1,437 | 97 | 1,534 | |||
| Country of future residence | ||||||||||||||||
| Outside Republic of Ireland | 1,917 | 1,798 | 1,909 | 1,835 | 1,762 | 1,843 | 2,065 | 2,316 | 2,668 | 2,845 | 2,933 | 122 | 3,055 | |||
| Northern Ireland | 346 | 330 | 367 | 362 | 289 | 304 | 318 | 319 | 432 | 421 | 477 | 28 | 505 | |||
| England and Wales | 932 | 915 | 981 | 899 | 810 | 846 | 925 | 947 | 1,058 | 1,117 | 1,175 | 41 | 1,216 | |||
| Scotland | 84 | 75 | 95 | 86 | 76 | 92 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 97 | 99 | 2 | 101 | |||
| Europe (remainder) | 115 | 113 | 114 | 124 | 146 | 139 | 148 | 152 | 157 | 150 | 155 | 17 | 172 | |||
| U.S.A | 248 | 211 | 165 | 158 | 164 | 169 | 176 | 198 | 192 | 214 | 227 | 11 | 238 | |||
| Elsewhere | 192 | 154 | 187 | 206 | 277 | 293 | 434 | 620 | 755 | 846 | 797 | 23 | 820 | |||
| Not stated | – | – | 49 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | |||
| Percentage of marriages with | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| country of residence outside | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 13.5 | |||
| 1Party 1 refers to the groom in the case of opposite sex marriages and refers to the older party in the case of same sex marriages. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Party 2 refers to the bride in the case of opposite sex marriages and refers to the younger party in the case of same sex marriages. | ||||||||||||||||
| Table 2 Age specific marriage rates, 2013-2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite sex marriages | Same sex marriages | All marriages | |||||||||||||||||||
| Age | Marriages per 1,000 males at specified ages | Marriages per 1,000 females at specified ages | Marriages per 1,000 males at specified ages | Marriages per 1,000 females at specified ages | Marriages per 1,000 males at specified ages | Marriages per 1,000 females at specified ages | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| All ages, 16-49 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 19.9 | 19.8 | |||||||||
| 16-19 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |||||||||
| 20 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| 21 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| 22 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| 23 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| 24 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| 20-24 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 5.9 | |||||||||
| 25 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 15.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 16.0 | |||||||||
| 26 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 13.5 | 27.9 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 25.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 14.4 | 25.9 | |||||||||
| 27 | 22.9 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 21.8 | 35.7 | 38.4 | 36.3 | 35.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 23.0 | 36.1 | |||||||||
| 28 | 36.2 | 37.5 | 37.1 | 32.9 | 45.5 | 49.7 | 51.0 | 47.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 34.1 | 48.6 | |||||||||
| 29 | 45.3 | 49.6 | 48.0 | 45.5 | 51.0 | 57.9 | 58.2 | 59.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 47.0 | 59.8 | |||||||||
| 25-29 | 26.9 | 29.7 | 29.0 | 25.1 | 36.6 | 39.8 | 39.9 | 38.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 38.7 | |||||||||
| 30 | 51.1 | 56.0 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 51.4 | 55.3 | 62.5 | 60.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 56.9 | 61.4 | |||||||||
| 31 | 49.9 | 56.5 | 55.9 | 58.6 | 50.5 | 54.7 | 55.3 | 58.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 60.1 | 59.8 | |||||||||
| 32 | 46.6 | 52.9 | 53.6 | 55.3 | 39.5 | 45.0 | 47.9 | 51.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 56.8 | 51.9 | |||||||||
| 33 | 42.1 | 45.5 | 48.8 | 46.5 | 34.9 | 37.4 | 40.0 | 38.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 48.0 | 40.0 | |||||||||
| 34 | 37.4 | 37.4 | 40.5 | 42.4 | 28.6 | 30.3 | 30.7 | 32.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 43.9 | 33.3 | |||||||||
| 30-34 | 45.3 | 49.3 | 50.5 | 51.3 | 41.0 | 44.3 | 46.6 | 47.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 52.8 | 48.6 | |||||||||
| 35 | 29.7 | 34.5 | 33.7 | 35.4 | 24.3 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 27.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 36.5 | 28.2 | |||||||||
| 36 | 24.1 | 28.4 | 29.8 | 30.6 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 21.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 31.5 | 22.6 | |||||||||
| 37 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 25.6 | 18.0 | |||||||||
| 38 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 21.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 22.5 | 16.0 | |||||||||
| 39 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 18.5 | 12.9 | |||||||||
| 35-39 | 21.8 | 24.1 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 27.1 | 19.8 | |||||||||
| 40 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 10.7 | |||||||||
| 41 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 9.6 | |||||||||
| 42 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| 43 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 6.7 | |||||||||
| 44 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 6.7 | |||||||||
| 40-44 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| 45 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 5.6 | |||||||||
| 46 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| 47 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| 48 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| 49 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | |||||||||
| 45-49 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 4.7 | |||||||||
| Table 3 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified according to age of groom/age of bride and form of ceremony | |||||||||
| Form of ceremony | Total | ||||||||
| Age | Catholic | Church | Presbyterian | The Spiritualist | Other religious | Civil Marriages | The Humanist | ||
| of Ireland | Union of Ireland | denominations | Association | ||||||
| Age of groom | |||||||||
| Under 20 | 117 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 123 | |
| 20-24 | 181 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 156 | 9 | 399 | |
| 25-29 | 2,152 | 76 | 26 | 126 | 144 | 795 | 172 | 3,491 | |
| 30-34 | 5,613 | 137 | 22 | 334 | 294 | 1,533 | 614 | 8,547 | |
| 35-39 | 2,772 | 71 | 9 | 241 | 232 | 1,127 | 359 | 4,811 | |
| 40-44 | 848 | 33 | 5 | 101 | 108 | 656 | 136 | 1,887 | |
| 45-49 | 262 | 22 | 2 | 67 | 82 | 441 | 62 | 938 | |
| 50-54 | 99 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 303 | 38 | 532 | |
| 55-59 | 46 | 6 | – | 34 | 29 | 228 | 25 | 368 | |
| 60 and over | 50 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 343 | 22 | 474 | |
| Total | 12,140 | 372 | 69 | 965 | 999 | 5,588 | 1,437 | 21,570 | |
| Age of bride | |||||||||
| Under 20 | 154 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 19 | – | 178 | |
| 20-24 | 249 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 254 | 16 | 613 | |
| 25-29 | 3,532 | 112 | 27 | 189 | 166 | 1,116 | 308 | 5,450 | |
| 30-34 | 5,628 | 139 | 17 | 381 | 356 | 1,627 | 652 | 8,800 | |
| 35-39 | 1,881 | 58 | 11 | 192 | 192 | 1,068 | 264 | 3,666 | |
| 40-44 | 455 | 25 | 2 | 102 | 88 | 565 | 101 | 1,338 | |
| 45-49 | 144 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 62 | 361 | 46 | 663 | |
| 50-54 | 45 | 6 | – | 37 | 33 | 261 | 28 | 410 | |
| 55-59 | 15 | 5 | – | 7 | 13 | 157 | 13 | 210 | |
| 60 and over | 37 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 160 | 9 | 242 | |
| Total | 12,140 | 372 | 69 | 965 | 999 | 5,588 | 1,437 | 21,570 | |
| Average age of groom | 33.9 | 36.3 | 32.8 | 37.3 | 37.5 | 39.1 | 36.1 | 35.7 | |
| Average age of bride | 32.2 | 34.2 | 30.8 | 35.1 | 35.4 | 36.5 | 34.2 | 33.8 | |
| Table 3A Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified according to age of older party/younger party and form of ceremony | |||||
| All same sex marriages | |||||
| Age | Civil Marriage | The Humanist | The Spiritualist | Other religious | Total |
| Ceremonies | Association | Union of Ireland | denominations | ||
| Age of older party | |||||
| Under 20 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20-24 | 13 | – | – | – | 13 |
| 25-29 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 86 |
| 30-34 | 128 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 177 |
| 35-39 | 146 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 190 |
| 40-44 | 126 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 160 |
| 45-49 | 113 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 140 |
| 50-54 | 95 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 114 |
| 55-59 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 74 |
| 60 and over | 95 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 102 |
| Total | 850 | 97 | 73 | 36 | 1,056 |
| Age of younger party | |||||
| Under 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 20-24 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| 25-29 | 148 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 175 |
| 30-34 | 180 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 253 |
| 35-39 | 138 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 172 |
| 40-44 | 119 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 158 |
| 45-49 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 99 |
| 50-54 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 74 |
| 55-59 | 32 | 2 | 1 | – | 35 |
| 60 and over | 27 | – | – | – | 27 |
| Total | 850 | 97 | 73 | 36 | 1,056 |
| Average age of older party | 44.2 | 40.6 | 41.5 | 42.1 | 43.6 |
| Average age of younger party | 38.2 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 37.2 | 37.9 |
| Table 3B Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified according to age of older party/younger party and form of ceremony, listing male same sex marriages and female same sex marriages separately | |||||||||||
| Male Same sex marriages | Female same sex marriages | ||||||||||
| Age | Civil Marriage | The Humanist | The Spiritualist | Other religious | Total | Civil Marriage | The Humanist | The Spiritualist | Other religious | Total | |
| Ceremonies | Association | Union of Ireland | denominations | Ceremonies | Association | Union of Ireland | denominations | ||||
| Age of older party | |||||||||||
| Under 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 20-24 | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| 25-29 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 1 | 3 | – | 31 | |
| 30-34 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 103 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 74 | |
| 35-39 | 75 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 99 | 71 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 91 | |
| 40-44 | 71 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 | |
| 45-49 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 86 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 54 | |
| 50-54 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 58 | |
| 55-59 | 31 | 4 | 4 | – | 39 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 60 and over | 65 | 1 | 2 | – | 68 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | |
| Total | 490 | 60 | 36 | 20 | 606 | 360 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 450 | |
| Age of younger party | |||||||||||
| Under 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 20-24 | 34 | 2 | – | 1 | 37 | 22 | – | 2 | – | 24 | |
| 25-29 | 98 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 114 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 61 | |
| 30-34 | 114 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 151 | 66 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 102 | |
| 35-39 | 69 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 93 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 79 | |
| 40-44 | 67 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 52 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 67 | |
| 45-49 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 46 | |
| 50-54 | 29 | 3 | – | – | 32 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | |
| 55-59 | 15 | – | 1 | – | 16 | 17 | 2 | – | – | 19 | |
| 60 and over | 18 | – | – | – | 18 | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | |
| Total | 490 | 60 | 36 | 20 | 606 | 360 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 450 | |
| Average age of older party | 44.4 | 40.7 | 43.5 | 39.0 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 40.5 | 39.6 | 46.0 | 43.3 | |
| Average age of younger party | 37.5 | 36.1 | 37.0 | 34.1 | 37.2 | 39.2 | 37.2 | 35.8 | 41.0 | 38.8 | |
| Table 4 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by occupational group and age of groom | ||||||||||||
| Age of groom | Average age | |||||||||||
| Occupational group of groom | Under 20 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 and over | All ages | of groom |
| Administrative and Secretarial occupations | 1 | 13 | 136 | 397 | 234 | 77 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 946 | 35.7 |
| Associate professional and Technical occupations | 11 | 47 | 545 | 1,374 | 725 | 258 | 126 | 74 | 50 | 57 | 3,267 | 35.4 |
| Caring, Leisure and Other service occupations | – | 9 | 49 | 104 | 66 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 328 | 37.7 |
| Elementary occupations | 9 | 79 | 330 | 628 | 425 | 188 | 124 | 60 | 39 | 37 | 1,919 | 36.0 |
| Managers, Directors and Senior officials | 2 | 19 | 274 | 767 | 489 | 215 | 126 | 83 | 46 | 66 | 2,087 | 37.2 |
| Process, Plant and Machine operatives | – | 8 | 150 | 388 | 300 | 168 | 104 | 63 | 36 | 40 | 1,257 | 38.3 |
| Professional occupations | – | 20 | 829 | 2,405 | 1,176 | 388 | 154 | 78 | 58 | 79 | 5,187 | 35.1 |
| Sales and Customer service occupations | 3 | 21 | 164 | 243 | 117 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 625 | 33.6 |
| Skilled trades occupations | 14 | 65 | 837 | 2,028 | 1,143 | 476 | 192 | 122 | 78 | 99 | 5,054 | 35.7 |
| Unemployed, Retired, Student, Occupation unknown | 83 | 118 | 177 | 213 | 136 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 900 | 34.2 |
| Total | 123 | 399 | 3,491 | 8,547 | 4,811 | 1,887 | 938 | 532 | 368 | 474 | 21,570 | 35.7 |
| Table 5 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by occupational group and age of bride | ||||||||||||
| Age of bride | Average age | |||||||||||
| Occupational group of bride | Under 20 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 and over | All ages | of bride |
| Administrative and Secretarial occupations | 1 | 37 | 606 | 1,196 | 572 | 211 | 110 | 80 | 38 | 36 | 2,887 | 34.9 |
| Associate professional and Technical occupations | 9 | 40 | 579 | 1,130 | 497 | 145 | 54 | 48 | 29 | 18 | 2,549 | 33.9 |
| Caring, Leisure and Other service occupations | 10 | 110 | 796 | 920 | 368 | 190 | 111 | 65 | 25 | 29 | 2,624 | 33.6 |
| Elementary occupations | 3 | 66 | 248 | 232 | 150 | 69 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 868 | 34.2 |
| Managers, Directors and Senior officials | – | 19 | 281 | 618 | 291 | 129 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 1,473 | 35.2 |
| Process, Plant and Machine operatives | – | 3 | 25 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 130 | 36.8 |
| Professional occupations | – | 50 | 1,863 | 3,463 | 1,081 | 296 | 103 | 64 | 45 | 41 | 7,006 | 33.1 |
| Sales and Customer service occupations | 2 | 59 | 423 | 489 | 208 | 85 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 1,364 | 33.2 |
| Skilled trades occupations | 1 | 11 | 61 | 103 | 69 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 324 | 36.0 |
| Unemployed, Retired, Student, Occupation unknown | 152 | 218 | 568 | 610 | 400 | 161 | 90 | 55 | 29 | 62 | 2,345 | 33.2 |
| Total | 178 | 613 | 5,450 | 8,800 | 3,666 | 1,338 | 663 | 410 | 210 | 242 | 21,570 | 33.8 |
| Table 6 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by occupational group of bride and groom | ||||||||||||
| Occupational group of bride | ||||||||||||
| Occupational group of groom | Administrative and Secretarial occupations | Associate professional and Technical occupations | Caring, Leisure and Other service occupations | Elementary occupations | Managers, Directors and Senior officials | Process, Plant and Machine operatives | Professional occupations | Sales and Customer service occupations | Skilled trades occupations | Unemployed, Retired, Student, Occupation unknown | Total | |
| Administrative and Secretarial occupations | 247 | 116 | 65 | 28 | 60 | 3 | 313 | 56 | 8 | 50 | 946 | |
| Associate professional and Technical occupations | 393 | 624 | 374 | 70 | 252 | 15 | 1,051 | 179 | 36 | 273 | 3,267 | |
| Caring, Leisure and Other service occupations | 37 | 30 | 93 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 75 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 328 | |
| Elementary occupations | 274 | 135 | 343 | 231 | 102 | 11 | 254 | 204 | 40 | 325 | 1,919 | |
| Managers, Directors and Senior officials | 284 | 299 | 194 | 61 | 317 | 10 | 570 | 135 | 29 | 188 | 2,087 | |
| Process, Plant and Machine operatives | 216 | 103 | 228 | 84 | 63 | 26 | 218 | 122 | 20 | 177 | 1,257 | |
| Professional occupations | 505 | 622 | 263 | 46 | 313 | 16 | 2,958 | 143 | 39 | 282 | 5,187 | |
| Sales and Customer service occupations | 86 | 54 | 86 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 117 | 123 | 9 | 80 | 625 | |
| Skilled trades occupations | 778 | 487 | 888 | 267 | 267 | 37 | 1,295 | 340 | 129 | 566 | 5,054 | |
| Unemployed, Retired, Student, Occupation unknown | 67 | 79 | 90 | 46 | 44 | 5 | 155 | 43 | 6 | 365 | 900 | |
| Total | 2,887 | 2,549 | 2,624 | 868 | 1,473 | 130 | 7,006 | 1,364 | 324 | 2,345 | 21,570 | |
| Table 6A Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by occupational group of older party and younger party | |||||||||||
| Occupational group of younger party | |||||||||||
| Occupational group of older party | Administrative and Secretarial occupations | Associate professional and Technical occupations | Caring, Leisure and Other service occupations | Elementary occupations | Managers, Directors and Senior officials | Process, Plant and Machine operatives | Professional occupations | Sales and Customer service occupations | Skilled trades occupations | Unemployed, Retired, Student, Occupation unknown | Total |
| Administrative and Secretarial occupations | 15 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 8 | – | 33 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 107 |
| Associate professional and Technical occupations | 16 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 192 |
| Caring, Leisure and Other service occupations | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 71 |
| Elementary occupations | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 52 |
| Managers, Directors and Senior officials | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 43 | – | 22 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 143 |
| Process, Plant and Machine operatives | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 13 |
| Professional occupations | 23 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 118 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 290 |
| Sales and Customer service occupations | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 53 |
| Skilled trades occupations | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 62 |
| Unemployed, Retired, Student, Occupation unknown | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 73 |
| Total | 102 | 176 | 85 | 68 | 144 | 12 | 280 | 71 | 41 | 77 | 1,056 |
| Table 7 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by groom's age and bride's relative age | ||||||||
| Relative age of bride | ||||||||
| Age of groom | 10 or more years older | 5 to 9 years older | 1 to 4 years older | Same age | 1 to 4 years younger | 5 to 9 years younger | 10 or more years younger | Total |
| All ages | 154 | 882 | 4,146 | 2,956 | 8,686 | 3,585 | 1,161 | 21,570 |
| 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 5 | – | – | 54 |
| 19 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 39 | – | – | 65 |
| Under 20 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 38 | 44 | – | – | 123 |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 37 | – | – | 59 |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | – | – | 45 |
| 22 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 20 | – | – | 56 |
| 23 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 34 | 2 | – | 88 |
| 24 | 9 | 21 | 49 | 25 | 42 | 5 | – | 151 |
| 20-24 | 20 | 45 | 114 | 63 | 150 | 7 | – | 399 |
| 25 | 8 | 28 | 78 | 42 | 58 | 8 | – | 222 |
| 26 | 7 | 34 | 134 | 74 | 99 | 10 | – | 358 |
| 27 | 5 | 49 | 181 | 140 | 196 | 25 | – | 596 |
| 28 | 7 | 70 | 260 | 222 | 353 | 26 | 2 | 940 |
| 29 | 7 | 71 | 430 | 316 | 509 | 42 | – | 1,375 |
| 25-29 | 34 | 252 | 1,083 | 794 | 1,215 | 111 | 2 | 3,491 |
| 30 | 5 | 81 | 472 | 382 | 713 | 67 | 4 | 1,724 |
| 31 | 6 | 78 | 449 | 359 | 861 | 113 | 5 | 1,871 |
| 32 | 5 | 56 | 364 | 293 | 941 | 139 | 6 | 1,804 |
| 33 | 13 | 56 | 316 | 207 | 832 | 186 | 5 | 1,615 |
| 34 | 11 | 46 | 256 | 168 | 775 | 262 | 15 | 1,533 |
| 30-34 | 40 | 317 | 1,857 | 1,409 | 4,122 | 767 | 35 | 8,547 |
| 35 | 4 | 42 | 186 | 151 | 645 | 310 | 19 | 1,357 |
| 36 | 3 | 29 | 142 | 102 | 547 | 323 | 26 | 1,172 |
| 37 | 6 | 32 | 113 | 71 | 382 | 266 | 24 | 894 |
| 38 | 7 | 19 | 100 | 63 | 263 | 272 | 43 | 767 |
| 39 | 7 | 24 | 64 | 41 | 226 | 207 | 52 | 621 |
| 35-39 | 27 | 146 | 605 | 428 | 2,063 | 1,378 | 164 | 4,811 |
| 40 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 37 | 160 | 189 | 33 | 497 |
| 41 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 143 | 151 | 52 | 431 |
| 42 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 108 | 132 | 51 | 362 |
| 43 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 18 | 96 | 97 | 50 | 303 |
| 44 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 19 | 79 | 104 | 39 | 294 |
| 40-44 | 12 | 50 | 208 | 133 | 586 | 673 | 225 | 1,887 |
| 45 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 60 | 73 | 48 | 233 |
| 46 | – | 5 | 29 | 6 | 48 | 69 | 41 | 198 |
| 47 | – | 5 | 26 | 9 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 192 |
| 48 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 54 | 36 | 161 |
| 49 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 58 | 154 |
| 45-49 | 4 | 28 | 125 | 36 | 223 | 293 | 229 | 938 |
| 50-54 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 24 | 121 | 137 | 176 | 532 |
| 55-59 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 82 | 101 | 123 | 368 |
| 60-64 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 52 | 54 | 83 | 222 |
| 65-69 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 60 | 139 |
| 70-74 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 70 |
| 75 and over | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 43 |
| Table 8 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by bride's age and groom's relative age | ||||||||
| Relative age of groom | ||||||||
| Age of bride | 10 or more years older | 5 to 9 years older | 1 to 4 years older | Same age | 1 to 4 years younger | 5 to 9 years younger | 10 or more years younger | Total |
| All ages | 1,161 | 3,585 | 8,686 | 2,956 | 4,146 | 882 | 154 | 21,570 |
| 16 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 17 | – | – | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 |
| 18 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 26 | 2 | – | – | 98 |
| 19 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 14 | – | – | 60 |
| Under 20 | 5 | 20 | 99 | 38 | 16 | – | – | 178 |
| 20 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 13 | – | – | 66 |
| 21 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 6 | – | – | 65 |
| 22 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 7 | 14 | – | – | 108 |
| 23 | 12 | 38 | 67 | 15 | 13 | – | – | 145 |
| 24 | 18 | 67 | 103 | 25 | 16 | – | – | 229 |
| 20-24 | 61 | 165 | 262 | 63 | 62 | – | – | 613 |
| 25 | 28 | 101 | 191 | 42 | 35 | 1 | – | 398 |
| 26 | 52 | 169 | 317 | 74 | 49 | 3 | – | 664 |
| 27 | 47 | 192 | 529 | 140 | 87 | 5 | – | 1,000 |
| 28 | 56 | 273 | 775 | 222 | 137 | 7 | – | 1,470 |
| 29 | 60 | 373 | 947 | 316 | 207 | 15 | – | 1,918 |
| 25-29 | 243 | 1,108 | 2,759 | 794 | 515 | 31 | – | 5,450 |
| 30 | 58 | 331 | 962 | 382 | 319 | 19 | – | 2,071 |
| 31 | 72 | 298 | 904 | 359 | 396 | 24 | 1 | 2,054 |
| 32 | 53 | 262 | 782 | 293 | 449 | 38 | 2 | 1,879 |
| 33 | 61 | 195 | 613 | 207 | 395 | 39 | 4 | 1,514 |
| 34 | 53 | 160 | 480 | 168 | 355 | 63 | 3 | 1,282 |
| 30-34 | 297 | 1,246 | 3,741 | 1,409 | 1,914 | 183 | 10 | 8,800 |
| 35 | 62 | 147 | 354 | 151 | 308 | 87 | 6 | 1,115 |
| 36 | 50 | 115 | 273 | 102 | 251 | 75 | 5 | 871 |
| 37 | 48 | 106 | 181 | 71 | 194 | 69 | 3 | 672 |
| 38 | 39 | 79 | 160 | 63 | 150 | 64 | 12 | 567 |
| 39 | 32 | 75 | 121 | 41 | 114 | 52 | 6 | 441 |
| 35-39 | 231 | 522 | 1,089 | 428 | 1,017 | 347 | 32 | 3,666 |
| 40 | 27 | 60 | 98 | 37 | 95 | 43 | 8 | 368 |
| 41 | 28 | 52 | 85 | 33 | 70 | 43 | 2 | 313 |
| 42 | 19 | 40 | 65 | 26 | 57 | 32 | 1 | 240 |
| 43 | 20 | 36 | 62 | 18 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 212 |
| 44 | 20 | 30 | 53 | 19 | 47 | 25 | 11 | 205 |
| 40-44 | 114 | 218 | 363 | 133 | 311 | 170 | 29 | 1,338 |
| 45 | 20 | 34 | 45 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 171 |
| 46 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 126 |
| 47 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 120 |
| 48 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 123 |
| 49 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 123 |
| 45-49 | 83 | 127 | 157 | 36 | 149 | 74 | 37 | 663 |
| 50-54 | 66 | 88 | 102 | 24 | 80 | 30 | 20 | 410 |
| 55-59 | 32 | 45 | 60 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 210 |
| 60-64 | 20 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 131 |
| 65-69 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 67 |
| 70-74 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 75 and over | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Table 8A Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by older partner's age and younger partner's relative age | ||||||||||||
| All partners | Total older | Younger partner | ||||||||||
| Age | partner | Under 20 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 and over | |
| Older partner | 1056 | 2 | 61 | 175 | 253 | 172 | 158 | 99 | 74 | 35 | 27 | |
| Under 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 20-24 | 13 | 1 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 25-29 | 86 | 1 | 38 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30-34 | 177 | – | 6 | 70 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 35-39 | 190 | – | 3 | 34 | 87 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 40-44 | 160 | – | 2 | 13 | 37 | 58 | 50 | – | – | – | – | |
| 45-49 | 140 | – | – | 5 | 19 | 29 | 58 | 29 | – | – | – | |
| 50-54 | 114 | – | – | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 21 | – | – | |
| 55-59 | 74 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 9 | – | |
| 60 and over | 102 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 27 | |
| Table 8B Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by older male partner's age and younger male partner's relative age | |||||||||||
| Male partners | Total male partners | Younger male partner | |||||||||
| Age | All ages | Under 20 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 and over |
| Older male partner | 606 | 1 | 37 | 114 | 151 | 93 | 91 | 53 | 32 | 16 | 18 |
| Under 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20-24 | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25-29 | 55 | 1 | 20 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30-34 | 103 | – | 5 | 43 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35-39 | 99 | – | 3 | 18 | 48 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40-44 | 93 | – | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| 45-49 | 86 | – | – | 5 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 13 | – | – | – |
| 50-54 | 56 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | – | – |
| 55-59 | 39 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | – |
| 60 and over | 68 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
| Table 8C Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by older female partner's age and younger female partner's relative age | |||||||||||
| Female partners | Total female partners | Younger female partner | |||||||||
| Age | all ages | Under 20 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 and over |
| Older female partner | 450 | 1 | 24 | 61 | 102 | 79 | 67 | 46 | 42 | 19 | 9 |
| Under 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20-24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25-29 | 31 | – | 18 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30-34 | 74 | – | 1 | 27 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35-39 | 91 | – | – | 16 | 39 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40-44 | 67 | – | – | 5 | 13 | 27 | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| 45-49 | 54 | – | – | – | 3 | 10 | 25 | 16 | – | – | – |
| 50-54 | 58 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 13 | – | – |
| 55-59 | 35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 6 | – |
| 60 and over | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| Table 8D Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by age difference of partners in years and percentage | |||||||||
| Total | No age difference | 1 to 4 years difference | 5 to 9 years difference | 10 or more years difference | |||||
| Number | Number Percentage | Number Percentage | Number Percentage | Number Percentage | |||||
| % | % | % | % | ||||||
| All Same Sex Marriages | 1,056 | 82 | 7.8 | 486 | 46.0 | 296 | 28.0 | 192 | 18.2 |
| Male Same Sex Marriages | 606 | 42 | 6.9 | 257 | 42.4 | 165 | 27.2 | 142 | 23.4 |
| Female Same Sex Marriages | 450 | 40 | 8.9 | 229 | 50.9 | 131 | 29.1 | 50 | 11.1 |
| Table 9 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by age and area of residence of groom before marriage | ||||||||||||
| Age of groom | Average age | |||||||||||
| Area of residence of groom | Under 20 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 and over | Total | of groom |
| Total | 123 | 399 | 3,491 | 8,547 | 4,811 | 1,887 | 938 | 532 | 368 | 474 | 21,570 | 35.7 |
| LEINSTER | 63 | 236 | 1,647 | 4,110 | 2,416 | 970 | 507 | 276 | 191 | 267 | 10,683 | 36.0 |
| Carlow | 4 | 8 | 50 | 105 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 287 | 35.7 |
| Dublin City | 15 | 74 | 433 | 1,061 | 611 | 192 | 110 | 67 | 45 | 60 | 2,668 | 35.5 |
| South Dublin | 7 | 27 | 147 | 367 | 233 | 90 | 56 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 982 | 35.8 |
| Fingal | 5 | 14 | 167 | 472 | 280 | 137 | 58 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 1,225 | 36.6 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 1 | 11 | 124 | 357 | 185 | 86 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 864 | 36.5 |
| Kildare | 3 | 17 | 137 | 357 | 204 | 76 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 891 | 35.8 |
| Kilkenny | 2 | 5 | 53 | 142 | 97 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 365 | 35.6 |
| Laois | – | 8 | 55 | 110 | 72 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 299 | 35.5 |
| Longford | 2 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 140 | 35.4 |
| Louth | 3 | 12 | 93 | 184 | 93 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 482 | 35.6 |
| Meath | 6 | 12 | 108 | 261 | 161 | 83 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 722 | 36.3 |
| Offaly | 2 | 8 | 65 | 113 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 289 | 34.7 |
| Westmeath | 1 | 10 | 44 | 125 | 86 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 334 | 36.0 |
| Wexford | 9 | 16 | 74 | 214 | 110 | 60 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 561 | 36.3 |
| Wicklow | 3 | 6 | 75 | 196 | 137 | 56 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 574 | 37.9 |
| MUNSTER | 19 | 76 | 732 | 1,803 | 1,131 | 460 | 195 | 138 | 77 | 117 | 4,748 | 36.1 |
| Clare | 1 | 6 | 59 | 140 | 102 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 386 | 36.2 |
| Cork City | 4 | 4 | 75 | 163 | 115 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 453 | 35.8 |
| Cork County | 1 | 20 | 258 | 639 | 382 | 171 | 70 | 42 | 28 | 37 | 1,648 | 36.1 |
| Kerry | 2 | – | 74 | 190 | 122 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 484 | 36.7 |
| Limerick City | 1 | 9 | 33 | 60 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 189 | 36.2 |
| Limerick County | 1 | 7 | 79 | 244 | 125 | 56 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 561 | 35.5 |
| North Tipperary | 2 | 8 | 48 | 105 | 62 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 286 | 36.0 |
| South Tipperary | 4 | 11 | 49 | 116 | 83 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 318 | 35.5 |
| Waterford City | – | 7 | 16 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 36.6 |
| Waterford County | 3 | 4 | 41 | 96 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 271 | 37.2 |
| CONNACHT | 29 | 47 | 278 | 831 | 491 | 174 | 78 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 2,052 | 35.6 |
| Galway City | 6 | 11 | 39 | 118 | 85 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 306 | 34.8 |
| Galway County | 9 | 17 | 77 | 271 | 185 | 59 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 682 | 35.6 |
| Leitrim | 1 | – | 22 | 63 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 134 | 35.5 |
| Mayo | 8 | 7 | 75 | 192 | 91 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 466 | 35.5 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 7 | 33 | 86 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 218 | 35.5 |
| Sligo | 3 | 5 | 32 | 101 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 246 | 36.6 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 5 | 11 | 218 | 432 | 199 | 78 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 1,037 | 34.9 |
| Cavan | 2 | 2 | 54 | 117 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 274 | 35.5 |
| Donegal | 3 | 8 | 123 | 209 | 112 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 541 | 34.8 |
| Monaghan | – | 1 | 41 | 106 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 222 | 34.5 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | ||||||||||||
| Border | 12 | 28 | 365 | 780 | 370 | 143 | 80 | 44 | 30 | 47 | 1,899 | 35.3 |
| Midland | 5 | 34 | 186 | 394 | 243 | 104 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 1,062 | 35.4 |
| West | 25 | 42 | 224 | 667 | 413 | 142 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 1,672 | 35.4 |
| Dublin | 28 | 126 | 871 | 2,257 | 1,309 | 505 | 258 | 139 | 102 | 144 | 5,739 | 35.9 |
| Mid-East | 12 | 35 | 320 | 814 | 502 | 215 | 117 | 61 | 47 | 64 | 2,187 | 36.5 |
| Mid-West | 5 | 30 | 219 | 549 | 327 | 142 | 63 | 36 | 17 | 34 | 1,422 | 35.9 |
| South-East | 22 | 51 | 283 | 723 | 454 | 179 | 90 | 72 | 35 | 45 | 1,954 | 36.1 |
| South-West | 7 | 24 | 407 | 992 | 619 | 252 | 105 | 71 | 43 | 65 | 2,585 | 36.2 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 116 | 370 | 2,875 | 7,176 | 4,237 | 1,682 | 820 | 476 | 322 | 446 | 18,520 | 35.9 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 4 | 8 | 123 | 196 | 99 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 525 | 34.7 |
| BRITAIN | 3 | 11 | 268 | 570 | 257 | 93 | 52 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 1,313 | 34.8 |
| ELSEWHERE | – | 10 | 225 | 605 | 218 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1,212 | 34.4 |
| Table 10 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by age and area of residence of bride before marriage | ||||||||||||
| Age of bride | Average age | |||||||||||
| Area of residence of bride | Under 20 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 and over | Total | of bride |
| Total | 178 | 613 | 5,450 | 8,800 | 3,666 | 1,338 | 663 | 410 | 210 | 242 | 21,570 | 33.8 |
| LEINSTER | 101 | 309 | 2,501 | 4,322 | 1,892 | 733 | 364 | 234 | 107 | 140 | 10,703 | 34.1 |
| Carlow | 6 | 6 | 77 | 106 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 286 | 33.5 |
| Dublin City | 23 | 86 | 619 | 1,106 | 487 | 164 | 82 | 55 | 26 | 38 | 2,686 | 34.0 |
| South Dublin | 16 | 29 | 221 | 394 | 180 | 73 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 987 | 34.1 |
| Fingal | 7 | 28 | 256 | 484 | 220 | 91 | 55 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 1,202 | 34.7 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 1 | 15 | 173 | 396 | 146 | 62 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 866 | 34.8 |
| Kildare | 8 | 27 | 216 | 376 | 144 | 59 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 888 | 33.7 |
| Kilkenny | 2 | 11 | 86 | 162 | 71 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 381 | 33.8 |
| Laois | 2 | 13 | 83 | 112 | 62 | 22 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 307 | 33.0 |
| Longford | 3 | 9 | 32 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 148 | 33.6 |
| Louth | 6 | 15 | 138 | 192 | 81 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 501 | 33.6 |
| Meath | 4 | 18 | 183 | 263 | 130 | 60 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 710 | 34.0 |
| Offaly | 4 | 13 | 78 | 102 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 255 | 32.4 |
| Westmeath | 4 | 13 | 79 | 140 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 342 | 33.5 |
| Wexford | 9 | 17 | 119 | 215 | 113 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 567 | 34.5 |
| Wicklow | 6 | 9 | 141 | 216 | 86 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 577 | 35.5 |
| MUNSTER | 29 | 131 | 1,165 | 1,919 | 842 | 324 | 145 | 95 | 49 | 59 | 4,758 | 34.0 |
| Clare | – | 14 | 102 | 155 | 66 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 397 | 34.0 |
| Cork City | 2 | 17 | 105 | 185 | 73 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 446 | 33.8 |
| Cork County | – | 32 | 416 | 652 | 304 | 110 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 22 | 1,619 | 34.0 |
| Kerry | 2 | 9 | 110 | 196 | 91 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 482 | 34.9 |
| Limerick City | 2 | 3 | 48 | 77 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 188 | 33.9 |
| Limerick County | 5 | 25 | 130 | 242 | 115 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 577 | 33.3 |
| North Tipperary | 7 | 15 | 68 | 102 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 281 | 33.5 |
| South Tipperary | 7 | 5 | 86 | 131 | 58 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 334 | 33.7 |
| Waterford City | 3 | 8 | 35 | 63 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 166 | 33.8 |
| Waterford County | 1 | 3 | 65 | 116 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 268 | 35.0 |
| CONNACHT | 31 | 63 | 507 | 835 | 355 | 114 | 63 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 2,050 | 33.6 |
| Galway City | 14 | 14 | 70 | 125 | 69 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 323 | 32.8 |
| Galway County | 9 | 19 | 165 | 270 | 119 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 671 | 33.6 |
| Leitrim | – | – | 35 | 57 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 129 | 34.3 |
| Mayo | 7 | 15 | 115 | 195 | 77 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 466 | 33.5 |
| Roscommon | – | 5 | 51 | 100 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 209 | 33.7 |
| Sligo | 1 | 10 | 71 | 88 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 252 | 34.3 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 11 | 36 | 374 | 403 | 139 | 55 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1,074 | 32.5 |
| Cavan | 6 | 8 | 85 | 113 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 289 | 33.2 |
| Donegal | 5 | 20 | 201 | 202 | 73 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 557 | 32.4 |
| Monaghan | – | 8 | 88 | 88 | 26 | 11 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 228 | 32.0 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | ||||||||||||
| Border | 18 | 61 | 618 | 740 | 281 | 108 | 56 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 1,956 | 33.2 |
| Midland | 13 | 48 | 272 | 412 | 185 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1,052 | 33.1 |
| West | 30 | 53 | 401 | 690 | 294 | 95 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 1,669 | 33.4 |
| Dublin | 47 | 158 | 1,269 | 2,380 | 1,033 | 390 | 191 | 136 | 59 | 78 | 5,741 | 34.3 |
| Mid-East | 18 | 54 | 540 | 855 | 360 | 160 | 78 | 54 | 21 | 35 | 2,175 | 34.3 |
| Mid-West | 14 | 57 | 348 | 576 | 257 | 97 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 1,443 | 33.6 |
| South-East | 28 | 50 | 468 | 793 | 350 | 146 | 80 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 2,002 | 34.1 |
| South-West | 4 | 58 | 631 | 1,033 | 468 | 167 | 79 | 46 | 25 | 36 | 2,547 | 34.1 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 172 | 539 | 4,547 | 7,479 | 3,228 | 1,226 | 602 | 374 | 189 | 229 | 18,585 | 33.9 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 2 | 16 | 160 | 160 | 70 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 465 | 33.0 |
| BRITAIN | 4 | 24 | 370 | 560 | 197 | 51 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1,263 | 32.9 |
| ELSEWHERE | – | 34 | 373 | 601 | 171 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1,257 | 32.4 |
| Table 11 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by area of residence of groom before marriage, also showing whether bride has same area of residence | |||||
| Area of residence of bride | |||||
| Area of residence of groom | Total | Same area as groom | Different area from groom: Republic of Ireland | Different area from groom: Not Republic of Ireland | Percentage of brides from same area as groom |
| LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS | |||||
| Carlow | 287 | 244 | 42 | 1 | 85.0 |
| Dublin City | 2,668 | 2,463 | 184 | 21 | 92.3 |
| South Dublin | 982 | 872 | 105 | 5 | 88.8 |
| Fingal | 1,225 | 1,088 | 124 | 13 | 88.8 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 864 | 776 | 79 | 9 | 89.8 |
| Kildare | 891 | 800 | 84 | 7 | 89.8 |
| Kilkenny | 365 | 313 | 50 | 2 | 85.8 |
| Laois | 299 | 266 | 32 | 1 | 89.0 |
| Longford | 140 | 116 | 21 | 3 | 82.9 |
| Louth | 482 | 448 | 20 | 14 | 92.9 |
| Meath | 722 | 632 | 82 | 8 | 87.5 |
| Offaly | 289 | 229 | 59 | 1 | 79.2 |
| Westmeath | 334 | 288 | 44 | 2 | 86.2 |
| Wexford | 561 | 509 | 49 | 3 | 90.7 |
| Wicklow | 574 | 523 | 51 | – | 91.1 |
| Clare | 386 | 334 | 48 | 4 | 86.5 |
| Cork City | 453 | 376 | 74 | 3 | 83.0 |
| Cork County | 1,648 | 1,478 | 153 | 17 | 89.7 |
| Kerry | 484 | 422 | 57 | 5 | 87.2 |
| Limerick City | 189 | 157 | 30 | 2 | 83.1 |
| Limerick County | 561 | 480 | 77 | 4 | 85.6 |
| North Tipperary | 286 | 224 | 58 | 4 | 78.3 |
| South Tipperary | 318 | 262 | 55 | 1 | 82.4 |
| Waterford City | 152 | 136 | 14 | 2 | 89.5 |
| Waterford County | 271 | 231 | 36 | 4 | 85.2 |
| Galway City | 306 | 256 | 45 | 5 | 83.7 |
| Galway County | 682 | 564 | 114 | 4 | 82.7 |
| Leitrim | 134 | 106 | 26 | 2 | 79.1 |
| Mayo | 466 | 403 | 53 | 10 | 86.5 |
| Roscommon | 218 | 171 | 47 | – | 78.4 |
| Sligo | 246 | 212 | 31 | 3 | 86.2 |
| Cavan | 274 | 238 | 33 | 3 | 86.9 |
| Donegal | 541 | 496 | 30 | 15 | 91.7 |
| Monaghan | 222 | 194 | 23 | 5 | 87.4 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | |||||
| Border | 1,899 | 1,742 | 115 | 42 | 91.7 |
| Midland | 1,062 | 927 | 128 | 7 | 87.3 |
| West | 1,672 | 1,519 | 134 | 19 | 90.8 |
| Dublin | 5,739 | 5,463 | 228 | 48 | 95.2 |
| Mid-East | 2,187 | 1,977 | 195 | 15 | 90.4 |
| Mid-West | 1,422 | 1,275 | 133 | 14 | 89.7 |
| South-East | 1,954 | 1,804 | 137 | 13 | 92.3 |
| South-West | 2,585 | 2,421 | 139 | 25 | 93.7 |
| PROVINCES | |||||
| Leinster | 10,683 | 10,361 | 232 | 90 | 97.0 |
| Munster | 4,748 | 4,535 | 167 | 46 | 95.5 |
| Connacht | 2,052 | 1,889 | 139 | 24 | 92.1 |
| Ulster (part of) | 1,037 | 944 | 70 | 23 | 91.0 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 18,520 | 18,337 | – | 183 | 99.0 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 525 | 427 | 92 | 6 | 81.3 |
| BRITAIN | 1,313 | 1,212 | 76 | 25 | 92.3 |
| ELSEWHERE | 1,212 | 1,121 | 80 | 11 | 92.5 |
| Table 12 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by area of residence of bride before marriage, also showing whether groom has same area of residence | |||||
| Area of residence of groom | |||||
| Area of residence of bride | Total | Same area as bride | Different area from bride: Republic of Ireland | Different area from bride: Not Republic of Ireland | Percentage of grooms from same area as bride |
| LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS | |||||
| Carlow | 286 | 244 | 42 | – | 85.3 |
| Dublin City | 2,686 | 2,463 | 198 | 25 | 91.7 |
| South Dublin | 987 | 872 | 104 | 11 | 88.3 |
| Fingal | 1,202 | 1,088 | 98 | 16 | 90.5 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 866 | 776 | 84 | 6 | 89.6 |
| Kildare | 888 | 800 | 80 | 8 | 90.1 |
| Kilkenny | 381 | 313 | 61 | 7 | 82.2 |
| Laois | 307 | 266 | 41 | – | 86.6 |
| Longford | 148 | 116 | 31 | 1 | 78.4 |
| Louth | 501 | 448 | 42 | 11 | 89.4 |
| Meath | 710 | 632 | 76 | 2 | 89.0 |
| Offaly | 255 | 229 | 25 | 1 | 89.8 |
| Westmeath | 342 | 288 | 53 | 1 | 84.2 |
| Wexford | 567 | 509 | 50 | 8 | 89.8 |
| Wicklow | 577 | 523 | 49 | 5 | 90.6 |
| Clare | 397 | 334 | 58 | 5 | 84.1 |
| Cork City | 446 | 376 | 66 | 4 | 84.3 |
| Cork County | 1,619 | 1,478 | 124 | 17 | 91.3 |
| Kerry | 482 | 422 | 55 | 5 | 87.6 |
| Limerick City | 188 | 157 | 30 | 1 | 83.5 |
| Limerick County | 577 | 480 | 90 | 7 | 83.2 |
| North Tipperary | 281 | 224 | 52 | 5 | 79.7 |
| South Tipperary | 334 | 262 | 65 | 7 | 78.4 |
| Waterford City | 166 | 136 | 28 | 2 | 81.9 |
| Waterford County | 268 | 231 | 35 | 2 | 86.2 |
| Galway City | 323 | 256 | 65 | 2 | 79.3 |
| Galway County | 671 | 564 | 100 | 7 | 84.1 |
| Leitrim | 129 | 106 | 17 | 6 | 82.2 |
| Mayo | 466 | 403 | 52 | 11 | 86.5 |
| Roscommon | 209 | 171 | 36 | 2 | 81.8 |
| Sligo | 252 | 212 | 38 | 2 | 84.1 |
| Cavan | 289 | 238 | 39 | 12 | 82.4 |
| Donegal | 557 | 496 | 24 | 37 | 89.0 |
| Monaghan | 228 | 194 | 22 | 12 | 85.1 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | |||||
| Border | 1,956 | 1,742 | 134 | 80 | 89.1 |
| Midland | 1,052 | 927 | 122 | 3 | 88.1 |
| West | 1,669 | 1,519 | 128 | 22 | 91.0 |
| Dublin | 5,741 | 5,463 | 220 | 58 | 95.2 |
| Mid-East | 2,175 | 1,977 | 183 | 15 | 90.9 |
| Mid-West | 1,443 | 1,275 | 150 | 18 | 88.4 |
| South-East | 2,002 | 1,804 | 172 | 26 | 90.1 |
| South-West | 2,547 | 2,421 | 100 | 26 | 95.1 |
| PROVINCES | |||||
| Leinster | 10,703 | 10,361 | 240 | 102 | 96.8 |
| Munster | 4,758 | 4,535 | 168 | 55 | 95.3 |
| Connacht | 2,050 | 1,889 | 131 | 30 | 92.1 |
| Ulster (part of) | 1,074 | 944 | 69 | 61 | 87.9 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 18,585 | 18,337 | – | 248 | 98.7 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 465 | 427 | 33 | 5 | 91.8 |
| BRITAIN | 1,263 | 1,212 | 36 | 15 | 96.0 |
| ELSEWHERE | 1,257 | 1,121 | 114 | 22 | 89.2 |
| Table 13 Marriages of opposite sex couples celebrated in each county and city during 2016 classified by form of ceremony | ||||||||
| Form of ceremony | ||||||||
| Province, county or city | Catholic | Church of Ireland | Presbyterian | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | Total |
| TOTAL | 12,140 | 372 | 69 | 965 | 999 | 5,588 | 1,437 | 21,570 |
| LEINSTER | 5,007 | 196 | 17 | 752 | 631 | 3,388 | 930 | 10,921 |
| Carlow | 206 | 13 | – | 20 | 16 | 97 | 15 | 367 |
| Dublin City | 559 | 17 | 2 | 48 | 98 | 1,708 | 170 | 2,602 |
| South Dublin | 284 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 422 |
| Fingal | 281 | 13 | 1 | 51 | 39 | 59 | 30 | 474 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 190 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 25 | 39 | 332 |
| Kildare | 463 | 28 | 2 | 108 | 101 | 261 | 125 | 1,088 |
| Kilkenny | 363 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 126 | 27 | 561 |
| Laois | 257 | 15 | – | 10 | 11 | 56 | 14 | 363 |
| Longford | 132 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 27 | 1 | 162 |
| Louth | 363 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 171 | 34 | 628 |
| Meath | 641 | 9 | 4 | 176 | 69 | 220 | 208 | 1,327 |
| Offaly | 229 | 4 | – | 19 | 9 | 64 | 11 | 336 |
| Westmeath | 261 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 37 | 416 |
| Wexford | 419 | 12 | – | 67 | 26 | 196 | 26 | 746 |
| Wicklow | 359 | 34 | 1 | 121 | 100 | 302 | 180 | 1,097 |
| MUNSTER | 3,939 | 79 | 1 | 141 | 200 | 1,283 | 394 | 6,037 |
| Clare | 434 | 3 | – | 13 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 579 |
| Cork City | 274 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 392 | 37 | 730 |
| Cork County | 1,127 | 42 | – | 32 | 60 | 162 | 182 | 1,605 |
| Kerry | 712 | 10 | – | 39 | 26 | 151 | 65 | 1,003 |
| Limerick City | 101 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 185 | 2 | 292 |
| Limerick County | 423 | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 487 |
| North Tipperary | 295 | 6 | – | 7 | 11 | 79 | 17 | 415 |
| South Tipperary | 249 | 5 | – | 11 | 6 | 91 | 16 | 378 |
| Waterford City | 65 | 3 | – | 10 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 173 |
| Waterford County | 259 | 4 | – | 18 | 16 | 65 | 13 | 375 |
| CONNACHT | 1,973 | 26 | 2 | 38 | 124 | 541 | 71 | 2,775 |
| Galway City | 186 | 4 | – | 6 | 23 | 48 | 16 | 283 |
| Galway County | 603 | 3 | – | 11 | 61 | 232 | 19 | 929 |
| Leitrim | 144 | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 176 |
| Mayo | 592 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 94 | 17 | 743 |
| Roscommon | 221 | – | – | 4 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 275 |
| Sligo | 227 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 108 | 12 | 369 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 1,221 | 71 | 49 | 34 | 44 | 376 | 42 | 1,837 |
| Cavan | 299 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 104 | 22 | 486 |
| Donegal | 671 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 229 | 7 | 1,005 |
| Monaghan | 251 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 13 | 346 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | ||||||||
| Border | 1,955 | 91 | 51 | 62 | 86 | 673 | 92 | 3010 |
| Midland | 879 | 21 | 1 | 62 | 58 | 193 | 63 | 1,277 |
| West | 1,602 | 15 | 1 | 32 | 110 | 415 | 55 | 2,230 |
| Dublin | 1,314 | 62 | 7 | 149 | 224 | 1,822 | 252 | 3,830 |
| Mid-East | 1,463 | 71 | 7 | 405 | 270 | 783 | 513 | 3,512 |
| Mid-West | 1,253 | 12 | – | 25 | 68 | 335 | 80 | 1,773 |
| South-East | 1,561 | 45 | 1 | 153 | 80 | 662 | 98 | 2,600 |
| South-West | 2,113 | 55 | 1 | 77 | 103 | 705 | 284 | 3,338 |
| Table 13A Same Sex marriages celebrated in each county and city during 2016 classified by form of ceremony | |||||
| Form of ceremony | |||||
| Province, county or city | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Total |
| TOTAL | 850 | 97 | 73 | 36 | 1,056 |
| LEINSTER | 612 | 68 | 58 | 20 | 758 |
| Carlow | 7 | – | 2 | – | 9 |
| Dublin City | 440 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 481 |
| South Dublin | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Fingal | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | 12 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Kildare | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 |
| Kilkenny | 18 | 2 | – | – | 20 |
| Laois | 6 | 1 | – | – | 7 |
| Longford | – | – | – | – | – |
| Louth | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Meath | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 32 |
| Offaly | 5 | – | 1 | – | 6 |
| Westmeath | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Wexford | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
| Wicklow | 39 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 57 |
| MUNSTER | 140 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 184 |
| Clare | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Cork City | 54 | 2 | – | 1 | 57 |
| Cork County | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| Kerry | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Limerick City | 36 | – | – | – | 36 |
| Limerick County | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| North Tipperary | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| South Tipperary | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 9 |
| Waterford City | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Waterford County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| CONNACHT | 57 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 69 |
| Galway City | 6 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Galway County | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| Leitrim | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Mayo | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 10 |
| Roscommon | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sligo | 11 | – | 1 | – | 12 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 41 | 2 | 2 | – | 45 |
| Cavan | 12 | 1 | – | – | 13 |
| Donegal | 28 | 1 | – | – | 29 |
| Monaghan | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | |||||
| Border | 77 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 85 |
| Midland | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| West | 42 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 53 |
| Dublin | 448 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 509 |
| Mid-East | 75 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 134 |
| Mid-West | 41 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
| South-East | 75 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 94 |
| South-West | 77 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 106 |
| Table 13B Same Sex marriages celebrated in each county and city during 2016 classified by sex and form of ceremony | |||||||||||
| Male | Female | ||||||||||
| Province, county or city | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Total male | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Total female | |
| TOTAL | 490 | 60 | 36 | 20 | 606 | 360 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 450 | |
| LEINSTER | 375 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 460 | 237 | 24 | 30 | 7 | 298 | |
| Carlow | 4 | – | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Dublin City | 278 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 306 | 162 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 175 | |
| South Dublin | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| Fingal | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 4 | |
| Kildare | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 22 | |
| Kilkenny | 8 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Laois | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | |
| Longford | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Louth | 14 | 1 | – | 1 | 16 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 8 | |
| Meath | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | |
| Offaly | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Westmeath | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | |
| Wexford | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wicklow | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | – | 18 | |
| MUNSTER | 65 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 87 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 97 | |
| Clare | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | |
| Cork City | 28 | 2 | – | 1 | 31 | 26 | – | – | – | 26 | |
| Cork County | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Kerry | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | 11 | 7 | – | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Limerick City | 16 | – | – | – | 16 | 20 | – | – | – | 20 | |
| Limerick County | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | |
| North Tipperary | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| South Tipperary | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | |
| Waterford City | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Waterford County | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | |
| CONNACHT | 27 | 3 | 4 | – | 34 | 30 | 2 | – | 3 | 35 | |
| Galway City | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | |
| Galway County | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | 16 | 14 | – | – | 3 | 17 | |
| Leitrim | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Mayo | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Roscommon | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sligo | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| ULSTER (part of) | 23 | 1 | 1 | – | 25 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | 20 | |
| Cavan | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 8 | |
| Donegal | 17 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | |
| Monaghan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | |||||||||||
| Border | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 35 | 1 | 2 | – | 38 | |
| Midland | 7 | – | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | – | 13 | |
| West | 22 | 3 | 3 | – | 28 | 20 | 2 | – | 3 | 25 | |
| Dublin | 285 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 324 | 163 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 185 | |
| Mid-East | 46 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 76 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 58 | |
| Mid-West | 16 | 2 | – | 2 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | |
| South-East | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 49 | |
| South-West | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 52 | |
| Table 14 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by area of residence of groom and form of ceremony | ||||||||
| Form of ceremony | ||||||||
| Area of residence of groom | Catholic | Church of Ireland | Presbyterian | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | Total |
| TOTAL | 12,140 | 372 | 69 | 965 | 999 | 5,588 | 1,437 | 21,570 |
| LEINSTER | 5,204 | 183 | 10 | 666 | 562 | 3,256 | 802 | 10,683 |
| Carlow | 168 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 78 | 9 | 287 |
| Dublin City | 1,027 | 39 | 2 | 151 | 146 | 1,034 | 269 | 2,668 |
| South Dublin | 406 | 10 | – | 91 | 86 | 301 | 88 | 982 |
| Fingal | 523 | 14 | 2 | 99 | 69 | 412 | 106 | 1,225 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 392 | 30 | 2 | 51 | 46 | 247 | 96 | 864 |
| Kildare | 460 | 19 | 1 | 60 | 50 | 237 | 64 | 891 |
| Kilkenny | 258 | 6 | – | 7 | 4 | 84 | 6 | 365 |
| Laois | 201 | 15 | – | 5 | 9 | 60 | 9 | 299 |
| Longford | 97 | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 140 |
| Louth | 277 | 3 | – | 32 | 22 | 121 | 27 | 482 |
| Meath | 392 | 8 | – | 75 | 35 | 176 | 36 | 722 |
| Offaly | 218 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 289 |
| Westmeath | 211 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 72 | 10 | 334 |
| Wexford | 343 | 7 | – | 21 | 14 | 162 | 14 | 561 |
| Wicklow | 231 | 14 | – | 43 | 39 | 184 | 63 | 574 |
| MUNSTER | 3,097 | 43 | – | 97 | 116 | 1,157 | 238 | 4,748 |
| Clare | 271 | 1 | – | 4 | 13 | 84 | 13 | 386 |
| Cork City | 235 | 3 | – | 17 | 13 | 141 | 44 | 453 |
| Cork County | 1,056 | 23 | – | 34 | 49 | 374 | 112 | 1,648 |
| Kerry | 354 | 5 | – | 8 | 6 | 91 | 20 | 484 |
| Limerick City | 108 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 68 | 7 | 189 |
| Limerick County | 387 | 3 | – | 9 | 13 | 127 | 22 | 561 |
| North Tipperary | 216 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 286 |
| South Tipperary | 228 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 78 | 5 | 318 |
| Waterford City | 73 | 1 | – | 7 | 6 | 61 | 4 | 152 |
| Waterford County | 169 | 5 | – | 8 | 5 | 76 | 8 | 271 |
| CONNACHT | 1,437 | 19 | 2 | 29 | 69 | 458 | 38 | 2,052 |
| Galway City | 164 | 1 | – | 6 | 19 | 107 | 9 | 306 |
| Galway County | 493 | 4 | – | 9 | 29 | 135 | 12 | 682 |
| Leitrim | 96 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 31 | 2 | 134 |
| Mayo | 358 | 2 | – | 11 | 9 | 80 | 6 | 466 |
| Roscommon | 169 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 218 |
| Sligo | 157 | 9 | 2 | – | 4 | 68 | 6 | 246 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 764 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 165 | 22 | 1,037 |
| Cavan | 172 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 14 | 274 |
| Donegal | 418 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 73 | 3 | 541 |
| Monaghan | 174 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 222 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES: | ||||||||
| Border | 1,294 | 44 | 23 | 45 | 51 | 385 | 57 | 1,899 |
| Midland | 727 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 43 | 220 | 24 | 1,062 |
| West | 1,184 | 8 | – | 29 | 62 | 359 | 30 | 1,672 |
| Dublin | 2,348 | 93 | 6 | 392 | 347 | 1,994 | 559 | 5,739 |
| Mid-East | 1,083 | 41 | 1 | 178 | 124 | 597 | 163 | 2,187 |
| Mid-West | 982 | 6 | – | 17 | 36 | 336 | 45 | 1,422 |
| South-East | 1,239 | 32 | 2 | 58 | 38 | 539 | 46 | 1,954 |
| South-West | 1,645 | 31 | – | 59 | 68 | 606 | 176 | 2,585 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 10,502 | 275 | 33 | 805 | 769 | 5,036 | 1,100 | 18,520 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 257 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 33 | 138 | 30 | 525 |
| BRITAIN | 741 | 52 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 205 | 164 | 1,313 |
| ELSEWHERE | 640 | 18 | 3 | 87 | 112 | 209 | 143 | 1,212 |
| Table 15 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by area of residence of bride and form of ceremony | ||||||||
| Form of ceremony | ||||||||
| Area of residence of bride | Catholic | Church of Ireland | Presbyterian | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | Total |
| TOTAL | 12,140 | 372 | 69 | 965 | 999 | 5,588 | 1,437 | 21,570 |
| LEINSTER | 5,220 | 188 | 13 | 670 | 570 | 3,240 | 802 | 10,703 |
| Carlow | 172 | 13 | – | 8 | 6 | 78 | 9 | 286 |
| Dublin City | 1,029 | 33 | 3 | 152 | 154 | 1,045 | 270 | 2,686 |
| South Dublin | 414 | 16 | 1 | 89 | 85 | 297 | 85 | 987 |
| Fingal | 502 | 13 | 2 | 102 | 70 | 407 | 106 | 1,202 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 384 | 31 | 2 | 57 | 42 | 250 | 100 | 866 |
| Kildare | 463 | 18 | 1 | 60 | 52 | 229 | 65 | 888 |
| Kilkenny | 267 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 87 | 8 | 381 |
| Laois | 208 | 16 | – | 6 | 8 | 59 | 10 | 307 |
| Longford | 106 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 148 |
| Louth | 298 | 4 | – | 32 | 23 | 116 | 28 | 501 |
| Meath | 384 | 9 | 1 | 72 | 38 | 172 | 34 | 710 |
| Offaly | 191 | – | – | 6 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 255 |
| Westmeath | 222 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 69 | 11 | 342 |
| Wexford | 352 | 12 | – | 21 | 11 | 158 | 13 | 567 |
| Wicklow | 228 | 15 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 191 | 58 | 577 |
| MUNSTER | 3,105 | 42 | 1 | 98 | 118 | 1,156 | 238 | 4,758 |
| Clare | 284 | 2 | – | 4 | 13 | 82 | 12 | 397 |
| Cork City | 233 | 3 | – | 15 | 16 | 136 | 43 | 446 |
| Cork County | 1,035 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 46 | 373 | 107 | 1,619 |
| Kerry | 346 | 5 | – | 8 | 6 | 97 | 20 | 482 |
| Limerick City | 106 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 70 | 6 | 188 |
| Limerick County | 402 | 1 | – | 11 | 12 | 125 | 26 | 577 |
| North Tipperary | 214 | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | 53 | 3 | 281 |
| South Tipperary | 234 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 87 | 5 | 334 |
| Waterford City | 84 | 1 | – | 7 | 6 | 61 | 7 | 166 |
| Waterford County | 167 | 4 | – | 9 | 7 | 72 | 9 | 268 |
| CONNACHT | 1,447 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 68 | 447 | 37 | 2,050 |
| Galway City | 185 | – | – | 4 | 16 | 107 | 11 | 323 |
| Galway County | 480 | 4 | – | 13 | 30 | 132 | 12 | 671 |
| Leitrim | 92 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 29 | 2 | 129 |
| Mayo | 365 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 74 | 4 | 466 |
| Roscommon | 160 | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 209 |
| Sligo | 165 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 252 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 799 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 169 | 21 | 1,074 |
| Cavan | 182 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 14 | 289 |
| Donegal | 434 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 73 | 3 | 557 |
| Monaghan | 183 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 228 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES: | ||||||||
| Border | 1,354 | 49 | 22 | 45 | 47 | 382 | 57 | 1,956 |
| Midland | 727 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 42 | 210 | 26 | 1,052 |
| West | 1,190 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 62 | 350 | 29 | 1,669 |
| Dublin | 2,329 | 93 | 8 | 400 | 351 | 1,999 | 561 | 5,741 |
| Mid-East | 1,075 | 42 | 3 | 174 | 132 | 592 | 157 | 2,175 |
| Mid-West | 1,006 | 5 | – | 19 | 36 | 330 | 47 | 1,443 |
| South-East | 1,276 | 37 | 1 | 58 | 36 | 543 | 51 | 2,002 |
| South-West | 1,614 | 31 | 1 | 57 | 68 | 606 | 170 | 2,547 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 10,571 | 281 | 37 | 812 | 774 | 5,012 | 1,098 | 18,585 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 218 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 129 | 29 | 465 |
| BRITAIN | 720 | 49 | 9 | 49 | 79 | 196 | 161 | 1,263 |
| ELSEWHERE | 631 | 16 | 3 | 89 | 118 | 251 | 149 | 1,257 |
| Table 16 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by month and day of week of marriage | ||||||||
| Day of occurrence | ||||||||
| Month of occurrence | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Total |
| January | 5 | 41 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 282 | 208 | 666 |
| February | 13 | 46 | 37 | 27 | 86 | 317 | 249 | 775 |
| March | 20 | 55 | 48 | 87 | 170 | 405 | 406 | 1,191 |
| April | 18 | 39 | 52 | 45 | 181 | 687 | 716 | 1,738 |
| May | 53 | 90 | 81 | 67 | 214 | 575 | 525 | 1,605 |
| June | 66 | 70 | 83 | 118 | 351 | 783 | 777 | 2,248 |
| July | 96 | 103 | 86 | 121 | 398 | 1,089 | 1,075 | 2,968 |
| August | 76 | 152 | 141 | 147 | 411 | 898 | 847 | 2,672 |
| September | 47 | 79 | 81 | 110 | 394 | 1,070 | 819 | 2,600 |
| October | 43 | 77 | 62 | 60 | 209 | 654 | 808 | 1,913 |
| November | 17 | 49 | 52 | 61 | 158 | 497 | 416 | 1,250 |
| December | 50 | 183 | 203 | 245 | 442 | 468 | 353 | 1,944 |
| Total | 504 | 984 | 958 | 1,130 | 3,070 | 7,725 | 7,199 | 21,570 |
Show Table 16A Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by month and day of week of marriage
| Table 16A Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by month and day of week of marriage | ||||||||
| Day of occurrence | ||||||||
| Month of occurrence | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Total |
| January | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 45 |
| February | 2 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 60 |
| March | – | 4 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 81 |
| April | 1 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 87 |
| May | 1 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 88 |
| June | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 114 |
| July | 6 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 10 | 122 |
| August | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 117 |
| September | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 12 | 125 |
| October | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 88 |
| November | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 63 |
| December | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 66 |
| Total | 30 | 112 | 116 | 138 | 232 | 348 | 80 | 1,056 |
| Table 16B Marriages of opposite sex and same sex couples registered in 2016 classified by month and day of week of marriage | ||||||||
| Day of occurrence | ||||||||
| Month of occurrence | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Total |
| January | 7 | 45 | 34 | 49 | 68 | 298 | 210 | 711 |
| February | 15 | 55 | 39 | 41 | 96 | 336 | 253 | 835 |
| March | 20 | 59 | 65 | 110 | 190 | 418 | 410 | 1,272 |
| April | 19 | 56 | 63 | 49 | 199 | 718 | 721 | 1,825 |
| May | 54 | 101 | 96 | 79 | 227 | 607 | 529 | 1,693 |
| June | 68 | 77 | 100 | 135 | 377 | 817 | 788 | 2,362 |
| July | 102 | 117 | 91 | 132 | 422 | 1,141 | 1,085 | 3,090 |
| August | 78 | 171 | 156 | 160 | 437 | 932 | 855 | 2,789 |
| September | 53 | 87 | 88 | 124 | 427 | 1,115 | 831 | 2,725 |
| October | 46 | 81 | 71 | 68 | 229 | 688 | 818 | 2,001 |
| November | 19 | 57 | 60 | 67 | 167 | 520 | 423 | 1,313 |
| December | 53 | 190 | 211 | 254 | 463 | 483 | 356 | 2,010 |
| Total | 534 | 1,096 | 1,074 | 1,268 | 3,302 | 8,073 | 7,279 | 22,626 |
| Table 17 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by form of ceremony and previous civil status of partners | ||||||||
| Form of ceremony | ||||||||
| Marriages contracted between | Catholic | Church of Ireland | Presbyterian | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | Total |
| Total | 12,140 | 372 | 69 | 965 | 999 | 5,588 | 1,437 | 21,570 |
| Single men and single women | 11,894 | 317 | 62 | 750 | 736 | 3,956 | 1,219 | 18,934 |
| Single men and widows | 30 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 69 |
| Widowers and single women | 40 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 89 |
| Widowers and widows | 12 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | – | 31 |
| Divorced men and single women | 78 | 20 | 3 | 108 | 114 | 621 | 114 | 1,058 |
| Single men and divorced women | 76 | 15 | 2 | 52 | 71 | 443 | 50 | 709 |
| Divorced men and widows | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 48 |
| Widowers and divorced women | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 77 |
| Divorced men and divorced women | 8 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 55 | 397 | 37 | 552 |
| Former Civil Partner and Former Civil Partner | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 |
| Table 17A Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by form of ceremony and previous civil status of partners | |||||
| Form of ceremony | |||||
| Marriages contracted between | Civil marriages | The Humanist Association | The Spiritualist Union of Ireland | Other religious denominations | Total |
| Total Male | 490 | 60 | 36 | 20 | 606 |
| Total Female | 360 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 450 |
| Single men and single men | 241 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 337 |
| Male civil partner and male civil partner | 217 | 9 | 6 | – | 232 |
| Divorced men and divorced man | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Single men and divorced men | 25 | 2 | – | 1 | 28 |
| Other men | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Single women and single women | 163 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 228 |
| Female civil partner and female civil partner | 182 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188 |
| Widows and divorced women | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Single woman and divorced woman | 11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| Single woman and widow | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Former Civil Partner (female) and Former Civil Partner (female) | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other women | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Table 18 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by area of residence and previous civil status of groom | |||||
| Area of residence of groom | Single men | Widowers | Divorcees | Former Civil Partner | Total |
| TOTAL | 19,712 | 197 | 1,658 | 3 | 21,570 |
| LEINSTER | 9,699 | 114 | 867 | 3 | 10,683 |
| Carlow | 254 | 3 | 30 | – | 287 |
| Dublin City | 2,464 | 19 | 183 | 2 | 2,668 |
| South Dublin | 892 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 982 |
| Fingal | 1,095 | 19 | 111 | – | 1,225 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 782 | 15 | 67 | – | 864 |
| Kildare | 810 | 9 | 72 | – | 891 |
| Kilkenny | 347 | – | 18 | – | 365 |
| Laois | 275 | 5 | 19 | – | 299 |
| Longford | 129 | 1 | 10 | – | 140 |
| Louth | 436 | 6 | 40 | – | 482 |
| Meath | 644 | 4 | 74 | – | 722 |
| Offaly | 266 | 3 | 20 | – | 289 |
| Westmeath | 302 | 6 | 26 | – | 334 |
| Wexford | 505 | 2 | 54 | – | 561 |
| Wicklow | 498 | 11 | 65 | – | 574 |
| MUNSTER | 4,348 | 41 | 359 | – | 4,748 |
| Clare | 355 | 6 | 25 | – | 386 |
| Cork City | 411 | 4 | 38 | – | 453 |
| Cork County | 1,515 | 14 | 119 | – | 1,648 |
| Kerry | 449 | 4 | 31 | – | 484 |
| Limerick City | 176 | 3 | 10 | – | 189 |
| Limerick County | 525 | 2 | 34 | – | 561 |
| North Tipperary | 255 | 1 | 30 | – | 286 |
| South Tipperary | 294 | 2 | 22 | – | 318 |
| Waterford City | 134 | 1 | 17 | – | 152 |
| Waterford County | 234 | 4 | 33 | – | 271 |
| CONNACHT | 1,919 | 14 | 119 | – | 2,052 |
| Galway City | 293 | 2 | 11 | – | 306 |
| Galway County | 636 | 5 | 41 | – | 682 |
| Leitrim | 125 | – | 9 | – | 134 |
| Mayo | 436 | 3 | 27 | – | 466 |
| Roscommon | 202 | 2 | 14 | – | 218 |
| Sligo | 227 | 2 | 17 | – | 246 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 972 | 8 | 57 | – | 1,037 |
| Cavan | 249 | 3 | 22 | – | 274 |
| Donegal | 511 | 3 | 27 | – | 541 |
| Monaghan | 212 | 2 | 8 | – | 222 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES: | |||||
| Border | 1,760 | 16 | 123 | – | 1,899 |
| Midland | 972 | 15 | 75 | – | 1,062 |
| West | 1,567 | 12 | 93 | – | 1,672 |
| Dublin | 5,233 | 64 | 439 | 3 | 5,739 |
| Mid-East | 1,952 | 24 | 211 | – | 2,187 |
| Mid-West | 1,311 | 12 | 99 | – | 1,422 |
| South-East | 1,768 | 12 | 174 | – | 1,954 |
| South-West | 2,375 | 22 | 188 | – | 2,585 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 16,938 | 177 | 1,402 | 3 | 18,520 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 462 | 2 | 61 | – | 525 |
| BRITAIN | 1,197 | 8 | 108 | – | 1,313 |
| ELSEWHERE | 1,115 | 10 | 87 | – | 1,212 |
| Table 19 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by area of residence and previous civil status of bride | |||||
| Area of residence of bride | Single women | Widows | Divorcees | Former Civil Partner | Total |
| TOTAL | 20,081 | 148 | 1,338 | 3 | 21,570 |
| LEINSTER | 9,907 | 90 | 703 | 3 | 10,703 |
| Carlow | 267 | 3 | 16 | – | 286 |
| Dublin City | 2,532 | 17 | 135 | 2 | 2,686 |
| South Dublin | 918 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 987 |
| Fingal | 1,087 | 13 | 102 | – | 1,202 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 810 | 8 | 48 | – | 866 |
| Kildare | 828 | 4 | 56 | – | 888 |
| Kilkenny | 351 | 3 | 27 | – | 381 |
| Laois | 291 | – | 16 | – | 307 |
| Longford | 136 | 2 | 10 | – | 148 |
| Louth | 461 | 6 | 34 | – | 501 |
| Meath | 647 | 6 | 57 | – | 710 |
| Offaly | 240 | 2 | 13 | – | 255 |
| Westmeath | 318 | 2 | 22 | – | 342 |
| Wexford | 507 | 4 | 56 | – | 567 |
| Wicklow | 514 | 11 | 52 | – | 577 |
| MUNSTER | 4,443 | 28 | 287 | – | 4,758 |
| Clare | 376 | 5 | 16 | – | 397 |
| Cork City | 420 | – | 26 | – | 446 |
| Cork County | 1,515 | 8 | 96 | – | 1,619 |
| Kerry | 443 | 11 | 28 | – | 482 |
| Limerick City | 177 | 1 | 10 | – | 188 |
| Limerick County | 543 | – | 34 | – | 577 |
| North Tipperary | 263 | 1 | 17 | – | 281 |
| South Tipperary | 306 | 1 | 27 | – | 334 |
| Waterford City | 153 | – | 13 | – | 166 |
| Waterford County | 247 | 1 | 20 | – | 268 |
| CONNACHT | 1,915 | 9 | 126 | – | 2,050 |
| Galway City | 303 | 2 | 18 | – | 323 |
| Galway County | 635 | 1 | 35 | – | 671 |
| Leitrim | 117 | – | 12 | – | 129 |
| Mayo | 435 | 3 | 28 | – | 466 |
| Roscommon | 192 | 2 | 15 | – | 209 |
| Sligo | 233 | 1 | 18 | – | 252 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 1,017 | 9 | 48 | – | 1,074 |
| Cavan | 262 | 4 | 23 | – | 289 |
| Donegal | 539 | 5 | 13 | – | 557 |
| Monaghan | 216 | – | 12 | – | 228 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES: | |||||
| Border | 1,828 | 16 | 112 | – | 1,956 |
| Midland | 985 | 6 | 61 | – | 1,052 |
| West | 1,565 | 8 | 96 | – | 1,669 |
| Dublin | 5,347 | 47 | 344 | 3 | 5,741 |
| Mid-East | 1,989 | 21 | 165 | – | 2,175 |
| Mid-West | 1,359 | 7 | 77 | – | 1,443 |
| South-East | 1,831 | 12 | 159 | – | 2,002 |
| South-West | 2,378 | 19 | 150 | – | 2,547 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 17,282 | 136 | 1,164 | 3 | 18,585 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 423 | 3 | 39 | – | 465 |
| BRITAIN | 1,195 | 5 | 63 | – | 1,263 |
| ELSEWHERE | 1,181 | 4 | 72 | – | 1,257 |
| Table 20 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by age of groom and bride in single years; all marriages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age of | Age of bride | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| groom | 16 & under | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65 & over | All ages |
| All ages | 4 | 16 | 98 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 108 | 145 | 229 | 398 | 664 | 1,000 | 1,470 | 1,918 | 2,071 | 2,054 | 1,879 | 1,514 | 1,282 | 1,115 | 871 | 672 | 567 | 441 | 368 | 313 | 240 | 212 | 205 | 171 | 126 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 410 | 210 | 131 | 111 | 21,570 |
| 16 & under | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 65 |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 |
| 21 | – | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45 |
| 22 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 |
| 23 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 88 |
| 24 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 151 |
| 25 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 222 |
| 26 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 46 | 74 | 53 | 40 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 358 |
| 27 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 55 | 105 | 140 | 78 | 58 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 596 |
| 28 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 96 | 193 | 222 | 114 | 65 | 48 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 940 |
| 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 65 | 131 | 267 | 316 | 206 | 105 | 74 | 45 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,375 |
| 30 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 51 | 114 | 217 | 331 | 382 | 228 | 126 | 75 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,724 |
| 31 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 65 | 91 | 166 | 275 | 329 | 359 | 216 | 106 | 87 | 40 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,871 |
| 32 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 71 | 125 | 196 | 282 | 338 | 293 | 169 | 86 | 60 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,804 |
| 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 97 | 145 | 196 | 244 | 247 | 207 | 139 | 88 | 55 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1,615 |
| 34 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 70 | 132 | 155 | 173 | 224 | 223 | 168 | 120 | 65 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 10 | – | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,533 |
| 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 98 | 112 | 149 | 184 | 149 | 163 | 151 | 82 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1,357 |
| 36 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 70 | 99 | 104 | 127 | 144 | 145 | 131 | 102 | 61 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,172 |
| 37 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 47 | 72 | 89 | 97 | 101 | 88 | 96 | 71 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 894 |
| 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 63 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 767 |
| 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 51 | 45 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | 621 |
| 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 38 | 53 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 46 | 31 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 497 |
| 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 45 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 431 |
| 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 35 | 22 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 362 |
| 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 303 |
| 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 294 |
| 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 233 |
| 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | – | – | – | 198 |
| 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 192 |
| 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | 161 |
| 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | – | 154 |
| 50-54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 115 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 532 |
| 55-59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 109 | 69 | 17 | 10 | 368 |
| 60-64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 53 | 42 | 17 | 222 |
| 65 & over | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 50 | 58 | 81 | 252 |
| Table 21 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by age of groom and bride in single years; first marriages only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age of | Age of bride | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| groom | 16 & under | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65 & over | All ages |
| All ages | 4 | 16 | 98 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 105 | 141 | 226 | 391 | 650 | 983 | 1,449 | 1,875 | 2,013 | 1,995 | 1,809 | 1,435 | 1,189 | 1,007 | 759 | 551 | 475 | 341 | 273 | 209 | 151 | 109 | 116 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 82 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 18,934 |
| 16 & under | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 65 |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 |
| 21 | – | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 |
| 22 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 55 |
| 23 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 |
| 24 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 144 |
| 25 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 217 |
| 26 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 52 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 351 |
| 27 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 54 | 105 | 139 | 77 | 57 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 586 |
| 28 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 95 | 192 | 222 | 112 | 65 | 47 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 930 |
| 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 65 | 131 | 266 | 315 | 206 | 105 | 73 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,359 |
| 30 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 49 | 114 | 217 | 330 | 380 | 228 | 123 | 73 | 41 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,700 |
| 31 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 65 | 91 | 165 | 273 | 327 | 355 | 214 | 105 | 82 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,840 |
| 32 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 69 | 125 | 193 | 278 | 336 | 291 | 167 | 83 | 57 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,771 |
| 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 97 | 141 | 190 | 239 | 242 | 205 | 135 | 86 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1,561 |
| 34 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 69 | 132 | 150 | 169 | 221 | 218 | 162 | 110 | 61 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 7 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,472 |
| 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 54 | 94 | 108 | 147 | 183 | 144 | 157 | 141 | 74 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,289 |
| 36 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 65 | 91 | 99 | 120 | 139 | 141 | 120 | 94 | 54 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,089 |
| 37 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 43 | 67 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 63 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 814 |
| 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 38 | 53 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 55 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 685 |
| 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 49 | 58 | 61 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 551 |
| 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 45 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 414 |
| 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 365 |
| 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 272 |
| 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 233 |
| 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 177 | |
| 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 142 |
| 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 105 |
| 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 98 |
| 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 75 |
| 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 59 |
| 50-54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 5 | – | 1 | 170 |
| 55-59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 2 | – | 56 |
| 60-64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| 65 & over | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Table 22 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by age and previous civil status of groom | |||||
| Age | Single Men | Widowers | Divorcees | Former Civil Partner | Total |
| Total | 19,712 | 197 | 1,658 | 3 | 21,570 |
| Age of groom | |||||
| Under 20 | 123 | – | – | – | 123 |
| 20-24 | 399 | – | – | – | 399 |
| 25-29 | 3,484 | – | 6 | 1 | 3,491 |
| 30-34 | 8,477 | 1 | 69 | – | 8,547 |
| 35-39 | 4,606 | 3 | 200 | 2 | 4,811 |
| 40-44 | 1,605 | 7 | 275 | – | 1,887 |
| 45-49 | 597 | 17 | 324 | – | 938 |
| 50-54 | 232 | 20 | 280 | – | 532 |
| 55-59 | 100 | 33 | 235 | – | 368 |
| 60 and over | 89 | 116 | 269 | – | 474 |
| Average age of groom | 34.3 | 62.1 | 50.1 | 34.6 | 35.7 |
| Table 23 Marriages of opposite sex couples registered in 2016 classified by age and previous civil status of bride | |||||
| Age | Single women | Widows | Divorcees | Former Civil Partner | Total |
| Total | 20,081 | 148 | 1,338 | 3 | 21,570 |
| Age of bride | |||||
| Under 20 | 178 | – | – | – | 178 |
| 20-24 | 613 | – | – | – | 613 |
| 25-29 | 5,406 | 1 | 43 | – | 5,450 |
| 30-34 | 8,675 | 6 | 117 | 2 | 8,800 |
| 35-39 | 3,418 | 12 | 235 | 1 | 3,666 |
| 40-44 | 1,074 | 13 | 251 | – | 1,338 |
| 45-49 | 402 | 14 | 247 | – | 663 |
| 50-54 | 192 | 24 | 194 | – | 410 |
| 55-59 | 62 | 17 | 131 | – | 210 |
| 60 and over | 61 | 61 | 120 | – | 242 |
| Average age of bride | 32.8 | 56.1 | 46.1 | 35.1 | 33.8 |
| Table 23A Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by previous civil status and average age of partners | |||||||
| Total | Civil Partners | Single | Widows/Widowers | Divorcees | Former Civil Partner | Surviving Civil Partner | Average age of partner |
| 2,112 | 840 | 1,195 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 40.7 |
| Table 23B Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by previous civil status and average age of male partners | |||||||
| Total | Civil Partners | Single | Widows/Widowers | Divorcees | Former Civil Partner | Surviving Civil Partner | Average age of partners |
| 1,212 | 464 | 708 | – | 34 | 5 | 1 | 40.5 |
| Table 23C Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by previous civil status and average age of female partners | |||||||
| Total | Civil Partners | Single | Widows/Widowers | Divorcees | Former Civil Partner | Surviving Civil Partner | Average age of partner |
| 900 | 376 | 487 | 4 | 30 | 3 | – | 41.0 |
| Table 24 Same Sex Marriages registered in 2016 classified by future area of residence of partners | |||
| Area of residence of partners | All Same Sex Marriages | Male Same Sex Marriages | Female Same Sex Marriages |
| TOTAL | 1,056 | 606 | 450 |
| LEINSTER | 716 | 422 | 294 |
| Carlow | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Dublin City | 358 | 245 | 113 |
| South Dublin | 51 | 25 | 26 |
| Fingal | 84 | 40 | 44 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 63 | 31 | 32 |
| Kildare | 29 | 12 | 17 |
| Kilkenny | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Laois | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Longford | – | – | – |
| Louth | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Meath | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Offaly | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Westmeath | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Wexford | 28 | 10 | 18 |
| Wicklow | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| MUNSTER | 141 | 68 | 73 |
| Clare | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Cork City | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Cork County | 44 | 20 | 24 |
| Kerry | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Limerick City | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| Limerick County | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| North Tipperary | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| South Tipperary | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Waterford City | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Waterford County | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| CONNACHT | 57 | 22 | 35 |
| Galway City | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Galway County | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Leitrim | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Mayo | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Roscommon | – | – | – |
| Sligo | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| ULSTER (part of) | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| Cavan | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Donegal | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Monaghan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| REGIONAL AUTHORITIES | |||
| Border | 54 | 27 | 27 |
| Midland | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| West | 43 | 19 | 24 |
| Dublin | 556 | 341 | 215 |
| Mid-East | 73 | 37 | 36 |
| Mid-West | 46 | 18 | 28 |
| South-East | 60 | 28 | 32 |
| South-West | 80 | 42 | 38 |
| REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 935 | 523 | 412 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| Outside the State | 94 | 68 | 26 |
| Table A Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity applications received and granted by the courts in the year ending December 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Divorce applications | Judicial Separation applications | Nullity applications | Civil Partnership applications | |||||||||
| County | Received | Granted | Received | Granted | Received | Granted | Received | Granted | ||||
| Total | 4,314 | 3,289 | 1,419 | 827 | 35 | 14 | 78 | 22 | ||||
| Circuit Court | ||||||||||||
| Leinster | 2,528 | 1,976 | 785 | 523 | 13 | 7 | 51 | 14 | ||||
| Carlow | Carlow | 68 | 52 | 14 | 10 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Dublin | Dublin | 1,552 | 1,235 | 440 | 283 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 12 | |||
| Naas | Kildare | 141 | 115 | 103 | 130 | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 78 | 50 | 31 | 8 | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Portlaoise | Laois | 64 | 48 | 19 | 10 | – | – | 3 | 2 | |||
| Longford | Longford | 26 | 22 | 8 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Dundalk | Louth | 100 | 102 | 48 | 23 | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| Trim | Meath | 115 | 116 | 37 | 21 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Tullamore | Offaly | 63 | 40 | 21 | 9 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Mullingar | Westmeath | 77 | 66 | 25 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | |||
| Wexford | Wexford | 143 | 76 | 24 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | |||
| Wicklow | Wicklow | 101 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |||
| Munster | 1,128 | 902 | 372 | 202 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 6 | ||||
| Ennis | Clare | 104 | 71 | 34 | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | |||
| Cork | Cork | 481 | 376 | 166 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Tralee | Kerry | 111 | 92 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||
| Limerick | Limerick | 172 | 156 | 57 | 33 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |||
| Clonmel | Tipperary | 142 | 118 | 46 | 24 | 1 | – | 7 | – | |||
| Waterford | Waterford | 118 | 89 | 32 | 7 | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Connacht | 464 | 218 | 155 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Galway | Galway | 261 | 33 | 98 | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | – | |||
| Carrick on Shannon | Leitrim | 18 | 28 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Castlebar | Mayo | 100 | 82 | 26 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 1 | |||
| Roscommon | Roscommon | 36 | 27 | 13 | 9 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Sligo | Sligo | 49 | 48 | 12 | 18 | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Ulster | 170 | 168 | 72 | 21 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cavan | Cavan | 64 | 49 | 21 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Letterkenny | Donegal | 80 | 82 | 27 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 26 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | |||
| Total Circuit Court | 4,290 | 3,264 | 1,384 | 789 | 33 | 14 | 75 | 22 | ||||
| *High Court | 24 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 2 | – | 3 | – | ||||
| Supreme Court | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| *High Court figures are provisional | ||||||||||||
| Source: Courts Service | ||||||||||||
| 2015 is the latest available data | ||||||||||||
These statistics have been compiled from the marriage registration forms of all marriages registered in the Republic of Ireland in 2016.
The release has been prepared by the Central Statistics Office for the Minister for Social Protection in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of the Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1952 and Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004.
Where the weekday and month of a marriage are specified in this release, it refers to the date on which the marriage occurred. Note that some marriages registered in 2016 (and hence included in these statistics) occurred in years before 2016.
Marriages celebrated according to the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church, the rites and ceremonies of the Church of Ireland, the forms and disciplines of the Presbyterian Church, the usages of the Methodist Church, the usages of people professing the Jewish religion, The Spiritualist Union of Ireland and the Humanist Association have been clasified under their respective relegions. The usages of certain other Religious Bodies have been classified under 'other religious'. (Tables 1, 13,13A,13B, 14, 15 and 17 refer)
| Standard Occupation Codes (SOC2010) |
This classification is determined by a person’s occupation. The men and women whose marriages were registered from 2012 onwards were classified by standard occupation codes. This replaces the socio-economic group classification used up to 2011.
| Standard Occupation Codes | Occupations included are as listed |
| 0 | Unemployed, Retired, Student and occupation unknown |
| 1 | Managers, Directors and Senior officials |
| 2 | Professional occupations |
| 3 | Associate professional and Technical occupations |
| 4 | Administrative and Secretarial occupations |
| 5 | Skilled trades occupations |
| 6 | Caring, Leisure and other service occupations |
| 7 | Sales and Customer service occupations |
| 8 | Process, Plant and Machine operatives |
| 9 | Elementary occupations |
http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_structure_2010.pdf
Four classifications of district are available: that in which the marriage took place, the areas of residence of the bride and groom prior to marriage, and the intended future residence.
The age specific marriage rates are calculated as follows:
Age Specific Rate = Number of Males (or Females) of that age whose marriages were registered multiplied by 1,000 and divided by Population of Males (or Females) of that age. The small number of marriages for which the age is not stated are distributed in proportion before this calculation is made.
This is calculated for each year as follows:
Marriages/Civil Partnerships per 1,000 population = Number of Marriages/Civil partnerships registered multiplied by 1,000 and divided by population. The 2016 usual residence population is 4,673,745.
Civil Partnerships, introduced by the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, enabled same-sex couples to obtain legal recognition of their relationship and this regulation was enacted on the 1st January 2011.
The Marriage Act 2015 (No 35/2015) effective from the 16th November 2015 (S.I 504/15 refers) allows parties of the same sex to marry.
The regional classifications in this release are based on the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units) classification used by Eurostat. The NUTS3 regions correspond to the eight Regional Authorities established under the Local Government Act, 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order, 1993, which came into operation on 1 January 1994. The NUTS2 regions, which were proposed by Government and agreed by Eurostat in 1999, are groupings of the NUTS3 regions. The composition of the regions is set out below.
| Border, Midland and Western NUTS2 Region | Southern and Eastern NUTS2 Region | ||||
| Border | Cavan | Dublin | Dublin City | ||
| Donegal | Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown | ||||
| Leitrim | Fingal | ||||
| Louth | South Dublin | ||||
| Monaghan | |||||
| Sligo | Mid-East | Kildare | |||
| Meath | |||||
| Midland | Laois | Wicklow | |||
| Longford | |||||
| Offaly | Mid-West | Clare | |||
| Westmeath | Limerick City | ||||
| Limerick County | |||||
| West | Galway City | North Tipperary | |||
| Galway County | |||||
| Mayo | South-East | Carlow | |||
| Roscommon | Kilkenny | ||||
| South Tipperary | |||||
| Waterford City | |||||
| Waterford County | |||||
| Wexford | |||||
| South-West | Cork City | ||||
| Cork County | |||||
| Kerry | |||||
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Usual residence population concept
For the purpose of this release the population concept of usual residence has been used, i.e. all persons usually resident and present in the State on census night plus absent persons who are usually resident in Ireland but are temporarily away from home and outside the State on census night. All persons are classified according to their region of usual residence.
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