- The marriage rate for first-time married men/women is defined as the ratio between the number of first-time married men/women and the mean population of men and women who have never been married in one year. The rate is calculated per 1 000 people.
- The marriage rate for divorced men/women is defined as the ratio between the number of divorced men/women who remarry and the mean population of divorced men and women in one year. The rate is calculated per 1 000 people.
- The marriage rate for widowers/widows is defined as the ratio between the number of former widowers/widows who remarry and the mean population of widowers/widows in one year. The rate is calculated per 1 000 people.
- Marriage rates are calculated for men and women separately and for different age groups.
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