| Characteristic | Religious Ceremony | Civil Ceremony |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32,569 | 191,833 |
| 2022 | 41,915 | 207,004 |
| 2021 | 37,222 | 172,507 |
| 2020 | 12,458 | 75,332 |
| 2019 | 39,945 | 181,924 |
| 2018 | 48,181 | 188,632 |
| 2017 | 54,346 | 190,513 |
| 2016 | 60,069 | 191,740 |
| 2015 | 62,658 | 184,870 |
| 2014* | 68,051 | 186,185 |
| 2013 | 68,600 | 172,254 |
| 2012 | 79,473 | 184,167 |
| 2011 | 74,452 | 174,681 |
| 2010 | 78,128 | 165,680 |
| 2009 | 76,493 | 155,950 |
| 2008 | 78,498 | 157,296 |
| 2007 | 79,169 | 156,198 |
| 2006 | 81,104 | 158,350 |
| 2005 | 85,636 | 162,169 |
| 2004 | 88,156 | 184,913 |
| 2003 | 86,985 | 183,124 |
| 2002 | 86,386 | 169,210 |
| 2001 | 88,989 | 160,238 |
| 2000 | 97,161 | 170,800 |
| 1999 | 100,836 | 162,679 |
| 1998 | 104,231 | 163,072 |
| 1997 | 107,020 | 165,516 |
| 1996 | 114,817 | 164,158 |
| 1995 | 127,522 | 155,490 |
| 1994 | 138,956 | 152,113 |
| 1993 | 146,267 | 152,930 |
| 1992 | 154,597 | 156,967 |
| 1991 | 155,423 | 151,333 |
| 1990 | 174,275 | 156,875 |
| 1989 | 180,046 | 166,651 |
| 1988 | 179,595 | 168,897 |
| 1987 | 183,571 | 168,190 |
| 1986 | 179,669 | 168,255 |
| 1985 | 177,364 | 169,025 |
| 1984 | 178,680 | 170,506 |
| 1983 | 177,007 | 167,327 |
| 1982 | 177,077 | 165,089 |
| 1981 | 179,459 | 172,514 |
| 1980 | 186,627 | 183,395 |
| 1979 | 181,472 | 187,381 |
| 1978 | 182,019 | 186,239 |
| 1977 | 176,508 | 180,446 |
| 1976 | 179,237 | 179,330 |
| 1975 | 198,796 | 181,824 |
| 1974 | 205,679 | 178,710 |
| 1973 | 215,711 | 184,724 |
| 1972 | 232,107 | 194,134 |
| 1971 | 237,636 | 167,101 |
| 1970 | 251,368 | 164,119 |
| 1969 | 253,631 | 143,115 |
| 1968 | 263,250 | 144,572 |
| 1967 | 254,476 | 131,576 |
| 1966 | 256,995 | 127,502 |
| 1965 | 253,093 | 118,034 |
| 1964 | 248,254 | 111,053 |
| 1963 | 243,945 | 107,384 |
| 1962 | 244,630 | 103,102 |
The chart is not accessible to screen readers. Please switch to the table view to access the data.
Zoomable Statistic: Select the range in the chart you want to zoom in on.
Loading statistic...
Download
Source
Source
Release date
November 2025
More information
Region
United Kingdom (England)
Survey time period
1962 to 2023
Supplementary notes
This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .
*Data from 2014 onwards includes same-sex marriages
Citation formats
