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The number of marriages celebrated last year jumped by 81 per cent compared with 2020, new figures show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite the increase to 17,217 marriages, the number of couples tying the knot remained 15 per cent lower than pre-pandemic 2019 rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figures were released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in its Marriages 2021 report published on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covid-19 restrictions had a huge impact on the number of couples getting married, with many forced to postpone their nuptials by a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data was compiled from marriage registration forms of all marriages registered in Ireland in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also shows that brides and grooms are getting older. The average age for brides was 35.4 years and 37.4 years for grooms in opposite-sex marriages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average age of both men and women in same-sex marriages was 40.1 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roman Catholic marriage ceremonies were the most popular ceremonies for opposite-sex couples in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday was also the most popular day to get married for all couples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data shows August was the most popular month to wed for opposite-sex couples, while September was most favored for same-sex ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gerard Doolan, a CSO statistician, said: \u201cThere were 17,217 marriages in Ireland in 2021, including 500 same-sex marriages. This equates to a crude [unadjusted] marriage rate of 3.4 per 1,000 population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile the number of marriages celebrated in 2021 increased by 81% from 2020, it was still down 15% from 2019 when there were 20,313 marriages, reflecting the impact of Covid-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe average age of men in an opposite-sex marriage was 37.4 years while the average age of men in a same-sex marriage was higher at 40.4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe average age of women in an opposite-sex marriage was 35.4 in 2021, while the comparable age for women in a same-sex marriage was 39.9 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe most popular form of ceremony for opposite-sex couples was a Catholic ceremony (40 per cent), followed by a civil ceremony (34 per cent).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popularity of these two forms of ceremonies for opposite-sex couples has been in decline since 2014 however, when they accounted for 87 per cent of all marriage ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A civil ceremony was the choice of 328 same-sex couples, at 66 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A humanist ceremony accounted for 8.3 per cent, or 1,394, of all opposite-sex marriages and 13.6 per cent, or 68, of all same-sex marriages in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Doolan added: \u201cWith the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, it\u2019s no surprise to see the return of August and September as the most popular months for opposite-sex marriages and September and July for same-sex ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJanuary was the least favored month to tie the knot for all couples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday and Saturday continue to be the most popular days to tie the knot for opposite-sex couples

Kup Tadacip bez recepty w Warszawie<\/a><\/div> , while Friday, followed by Thursday, were the most favored days to wed for same-sex couples. These are unchanged from 2020 results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sundays and Tuesdays were the least popular days of the week to marry for all couples.<\/p>\n

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