{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-marriages-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-marriages-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-marriages-per-1000/","title":"Belgium Marriage Rate (2023)","description":"Belgium's Marriage Rate: 4 per 1000 inhabitants in 2023, -4.8% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_NIND), 2005–2023.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Belgium","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2023","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Belgium Marriage Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_NIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2023)","value":"4","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-4.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-4.8%","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Marriage Rate"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":4.1},{"period":"2006","value":4.2},{"period":"2007","value":4.3},{"period":"2008","value":4.3},{"period":"2009","value":4},{"period":"2010","value":3.9},{"period":"2011","value":3.7},{"period":"2012","value":3.8},{"period":"2013","value":3.4},{"period":"2014","value":3.6},{"period":"2015","value":4},{"period":"2016","value":3.9},{"period":"2017","value":3.9},{"period":"2018","value":3.9},{"period":"2019","value":3.9},{"period":"2021","value":3.5},{"period":"2022","value":4.2},{"period":"2023","value":4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+20.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"+11.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-10.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-7.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) in Belgium from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2023 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4.3 per 1000 inhabitants in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.4 in 2013. The latest reading of 4 in 2023 represents a change of -0.2."}]}