0.8% increase in marriage contracts in the country last year

52% of Emirati grooms are under the age of 30

November is the highest recorded month for marriage contracts among Emiratis.

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The Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics stated that the number of marriage contracts registered in the country last year reached 14 thousand and 909 contracts, compared to 14 thousand and 804 contracts in 2018, an increase of 0.8%, indicating that 42.4% of them are between an Emirati husband and an Emirati wife.

The center stated in a report issued yesterday on marriage statistics 2019 that the number of marriage contracts between an Emirati and an Emirati reached 6,322, while the number of mixed marriage contracts reached 2,614 contracts, including 2002 contracts between an Emirati husband and a non-Emirati wife, and 612 contracts between a non-Emirati husband. And an Emirati wife, as well as 5,973 marriage contracts between a non-Emirati couple.

Abu Dhabi ranked first in the number of marriage contracts concluded with 5,506 contracts, representing 36.9% of marriage contracts in the country, of which 1,148 were mixed marriages, followed by Dubai with 4,599 contracts, including 700 mixed marriages, and Sharjah ranked third with 1,791 contracts, including 262 contracts Mixed marriage, fourth, Ras al-Khaimah, 1,133, including 178 mixed marriage, fifth, Ajman, 1,050, including 217 mixed marriage, sixth, Fujairah, 639, including 68 mixed marriage, and Umm al-Quwain, 1971, including 41 mixed marriage.

The month of November was the highest in the registration of marriage contracts among Emiratis by 9.7%, while the month of March was the highest registration month for marriage contracts in the country in general at 9.4%, while the month of May was the lowest in registering marriage contracts between Emiratis by 5.7%, and non-Emiratis 6.5% In general, the demand for marriage increases in the fall and winter.

According to the report, more than half of the men (52.3%) who got married in the UAE during 2019 were under the age of 30, while 39.5% of women married before reaching the age of 25, and 70% of men and women married under the age of 30.

The average age of marriage in Dubai is the highest among the emirates of the country, reaching 32.5 years for Emiratis and 28.4 years for Emiratis. The report revealed that the average age at marriage for Emiratis is lower than for non-Emiratis, as the average age of marriage for males was 30.6 years and for women 26.7 years.

Age difference between spouses

The report of the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics confirmed that 35% of marriage contracts were for husbands of about the same age, 35.3% of husbands were older than their wives by between two and five years, and 14% of Emirati husbands were greater by a difference between six and nine years, and 5.7 % Of marriage contracts the husband was 10 years or more older than his wife.

In marriage contracts in general in the country, the age difference between the spouses did not exceed two years. In 29.8% of the marriage contracts, and 30.4% of the marriage contracts, the husband was greater than the wife by a difference of between two and five years, and 14.7% of the contracts the husband was greater With a difference of between six and nine years and 12.7% of marriages, the husband was 10 years or more older than the wife.

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Mixed marriage contract, and the average age of Emirati husbands is the lowest.

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