Marital status of people in England and Wales 2022

In 2022, over 28.9 million people in England and Wales were single, compared with 24 million who were married. In the same year, there were 3.8 million people who were divorced, and 3.13 million people who were widowed.

Marital status of the adult population in England and Wales from 2002 to 2022

Characteristic	Single	Married	Divorced	Widowed	In civil partnership
2022	28,980,582	24,054,519	3,845,968	3,134,737	222,229
2021	28,617,252	24,006,903	3,738,665	3,120,759	176,947
2020	28,067,509	24,382,089	3,776,573	3,074,397	129,879
2019	28,013,831	24,208,321	3,926,907	3,079,610	89,117
2018	27,878,450	24,191,960	3,809,073	3,040,662	88,221
2017	27,454,239	24,322,878	3,704,569	3,119,248	99,976
2016	27,364,295	24,127,656	3,775,780	3,008,990	89,478
2015	27,109,715	23,790,121	3,821,223	3,064,187	96,171
2014	26,626,303	23,894,192	3,809,428	2,998,155	116,028
2013	26,383,292	23,560,142	3,736,325	3,185,797	124,188
2012	26,111,767	23,375,977	3,824,737	3,145,002	120,249
2011	26,029,479	23,123,923	3,776,648	3,119,765	121,112
2010	25,433,695	23,285,841	3,700,872	3,188,332	83,683
2009	25,143,843	23,193,525	3,598,748	3,219,206	79,931
2008	24,889,122	23,105,056	3,503,166	3,268,830	75,546
2007	24,503,235	23,120,897	3,410,031	3,287,352	65,877
2006	24,206,014	23,066,569	3,370,687	3,283,515	24,069
2005	23,815,246	23,155,488	3,289,944	3,314,665	-
2004	23,528,600	22,999,978	3,231,047	3,392,397	-
2003	23,248,375	23,046,141	3,174,557	3,394,165	-
2002	22,944,481	23,088,100	3,139,516	3,430,046	-

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January 2024

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United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

2002 to 2020

Age group

16 years and older

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