Weddings Decreased Everywhere in Austria - Except Here

In the same period, 14,344 marriages were legally divorced, and 159 registered partnerships were dissolved.

Decrease in Weddings and Divorces

"In 2024, there were fewer weddings and also fewer divorces in Austria than in the previous year," said Tobias Thomas, Director General of Statistics Austria. Overall, 931 fewer couples got married at the registry office than in 2023. At the same time, there were also 377 fewer divorces. There were also declines in registered partnerships: 98 fewer couples chose this form of life compared to the previous period, and 22 fewer couples dissolved their partnership.

The preliminary number of marriages in 2024 was 931 below that of the previous year. This is a decrease of two percent. Same-sex marriages, which have been possible in Austria since January 1, 2019, were utilized by a total of 779 couples last year. This represents a decrease of 0.8 percent. According to the evaluations, there were also 37 conversions of registered partnerships into marriages.

Styria Stands Out

In eight federal states, fewer marriages were registered last year than the year before. The largest declines were in Burgenland (minus 14.8 percent), followed by Tyrol (minus 4.9 percent) and Salzburg (minus 3.8 percent). Only in Styria did more people say yes to each other (plus 2.3 percent).

Registered partnerships were entered into by 1,737 different-sex couples (minus 5.8 percent) and 120 same-sex couples (plus 7.1 percent). According to the current analysis, there were fewer establishments of registered partnerships in five federal states in 2024 than in the previous year. The most significant declines were recorded in Lower Austria (minus 15.5 percent) and Upper Austria (minus 11.3 percent). There was a significant increase in Burgenland (plus 16 percent) and Styria (plus 15.1 percent).

More Divorces in Lower Austria

According to preliminary data, there were 14,344 divorces last year, 2.6 percent fewer legal separations. The number decreased in eight federal states, most notably in Carinthia (minus 7 percent) ahead of Tyrol (minus 6.7 percent) and Upper Austria (minus 4.4 percent). Only in Lower Austria was there an increase of 4.4 percent.

(APA/Red)

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