21st century marriage boom in Hungary

Mno.hu reports that a marriage boom has been present in Hungary since 2010. The recent research conducted by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) clearly demonstrates the growth and provides an explanation for the growing number of people committing themselves. Here are the details of the research.

The latest study of KSH, analysing data until 2016, reveals that during more than 7 years, the number of marriages has significantly increased in Hungary from 35,500 to 51,800. This is the highest increase experienced in such a short matter of time and interestingly, it is compared to the marriage boom present after World War II when couples made up marriages that did not take place previously because of the war.

Many still rest alone, especially women

Although the increase is undeniable, the overall result is still negative showing the decrease of the number of those living in marital relationship. In 2016, for instance, the number of new marriages was far less than that of those that were terminated due to divorce or death. In fact, this is still the most favourable result in the last 36 years. Shocking, isn’t it?

Until 2010, the discrepancy was 3 times bigger which means that far more marriages were terminated than those taken place.

The absolute negative record was documented in 2010 when twice as many marriages were broken up due to divorce or death than those that happened.

The changes can partly be explained by the increasing life expectancy. It is interesting to see that among those over 60, the number of widowed women is 2.5 times greater than that of men.

Not always youngsters get married – is it a problem?

Based on the recent results, those in their early 20s do not really think about marriage. This is the age group where the biggest setback was experienced. Therefore, the increase recently analysed can be explained by the willingness of the older generations to get married.