Total marriages in England 1982 to 2003

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Number of marriages solemnized

Marriages solemnized in Church of England

All Christian marriages

as a proportion per 1,000 marriages
          
Church

All 

 All religious All With religious All
Year of England *

Christian

 ceremonies marriages ceremonies marriages
1982 110,511 164,885 166,305 323,137 665 342 510
1983 110,348 164,045 165,720 324,443 666 340 506
1984 111,248 166,078 167,761 330,012 663 337 503
1985 110,121 166,846 166,330 327,241 662 337 510
1986 111,476 166,652 168,417 328,411 662 339 507
1987 114,958 170,595 172,245 332,233 667 346 513
1988 112,184 166,726 168,535 329,183 666 341 506
1989 112,612 167,092 168,869 327,244 667 344 511
1990 109,369 161,756 163,634 312,712 668 350 517
1991 97,446 143,940 145,889 290,118 668 336 496
1992 96,828 143,531 145,418 294,962 666 328 487
1993 91,214 135,534 137,457 283,326 664 322 478
1994 86,143 128,508 130,500 275,531 660 313 466
1995 79,616 119,901 119,901 268,344 664 297 447
1996 71,392 105,769 107,827 264,191 662 270 400
1997 66,792 98,274 100,631 257,963 664 259 381
1998 65,834 95,594 97,943 253,113 672 259 378
1999 63,371 92,137 94,637 249,490 670 254 369
2000 61,519 88,488 91,031 253,836 676 242 349
2001 57,085 80,954 83,315 236,203 685 242 343
2002 55,197 78,266 80,764 242,112 683 228 323
2003 56,232   78,568 81,111   255,577   693  

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Note:   *  Figures exclude Isle of Man (Sodor and Man Diocese) and Channel Islands (part of Winchester Diocese)
            together with a small number of Church of England parishes in Wales.