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Americans have been getting married a lot more in the years since the pandemic, according to new data.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data on marriage rates via its National Center for Health Statistics on Friday, noting that the U.S. has seen a significant uptick in the number of marriages since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the wedding industry.
Couples who had their nuptials planned for 2020 faced an unexpected and unprecedented disruption in the pandemic, throwing a wrench in countless celebrations. Data released the following year found that 82% of weddings worldwide set to take place in April 2020 alone were postponed and an additional 10% were canceled altogether, according to Statista.Since then, it seems people have been catching up.
In the first two years following the arrival of COVID in the U.S., marriages bumped up to a rate of 6.2 per 1,000 people in 2022 from just 5.1 in 2020, the lowest in 20 years. In addition to more marriages, the country is also experiencing a decreasing divorce rate, the CDC said.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data on marriage rates via its National Center for Health Statistics on Friday, noting that the U.S. has seen a significant uptick in the number of marriages since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the wedding industry.
Couples who had their nuptials planned for 2020 faced an unexpected and unprecedented disruption in the pandemic, throwing a wrench in countless celebrations. Data released the following year found that 82% of weddings worldwide set to take place in April 2020 alone were postponed and an additional 10% were canceled altogether, according to Statista.Since then, it seems people have been catching up.
In the first two years following the arrival of COVID in the U.S., marriages bumped up to a rate of 6.2 per 1,000 people in 2022 from just 5.1 in 2020, the lowest in 20 years. In addition to more marriages, the country is also experiencing a decreasing divorce rate, the CDC said.
US marriages surpass 2 million for first time in years
In 2022, the U.S. saw a total of 2,065,905 marriages, the first year since 2019 to surpass the 2 million mark. Likewise, the 6.2 per 1,000 population rate is the highest since 2018, when it was 6.5 with 2,132,853 marriages.Continued below.
US marriages surpass 2 million for first time in years as divorce rates decline: CDC
In the month following the arrival of COVID-19, up to 92% of weddings worldwide were postponed or canceled. Since then, Americans have made up for lost time.
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