UK Wedding News
09/06/2014
Almost half of 20-year-olds in Britain today will not marry, according to new research published by The Marriage Foundation.
The report by the think tank found that 47% of women and 48% will never marry, highlighting a generational change, as more and more couples choose to cohabit with their partner rather than walk down the aisle.
Looking at the 'baby-boomer' generation, 92% of women and 87% of men have married at some point, but in the generations since, marriage rates have suffered a steep fall. For example, half of 40-year-olds are already married, but the levels are not expected to reach those of their parents.
Where the greatest decline in the number of marriages occurs however, is among those in their 20s. In 1970, a peak year for marriage, some 564,818 men and women aged 25 married. In 2012, just 56,598 married – a steep decline of 90%.
Today, only 5% of men and 10% of women aged 25 are married, compared to 60% of men and 80% of women in 1970. If these trends are applied to those in today's society, aged 20, the figures reveal that only 52% of men and 53% of women are expected to tie the knot.
Commenting on the results, Harry Benson, Research Director for the Marriage Foundation, said: "What we're seeing is the devastating trickle-down effect of the trend away from marriage. At the moment, we have high proportions of parents and grandparents who have got married at some stage and for the most part stayed together.
"They provide role models for the next generation, showing that most marriages can be successful with enough work, communication and dedication. They also show what can be gained from making a marriage work in terms of the stability it provides for a family.
"However, fewer of today's forty year olds will be in a position to demonstrate the positives of a stable household cemented by marriage.
"Their children's generation, currently in their twenties will suffer twofold; first from a higher level of family breakdown when they themselves are young and secondly from the lack of familiarity with the benefits of marriage as they look to start their own families."
(JP/IT)
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Half Of 20-Year-Olds 'Will Never Marry'
Almost half of 20-year-olds in Britain today will not marry, according to new research published by The Marriage Foundation.
The report by the think tank found that 47% of women and 48% will never marry, highlighting a generational change, as more and more couples choose to cohabit with their partner rather than walk down the aisle.
Looking at the 'baby-boomer' generation, 92% of women and 87% of men have married at some point, but in the generations since, marriage rates have suffered a steep fall. For example, half of 40-year-olds are already married, but the levels are not expected to reach those of their parents.
Where the greatest decline in the number of marriages occurs however, is among those in their 20s. In 1970, a peak year for marriage, some 564,818 men and women aged 25 married. In 2012, just 56,598 married – a steep decline of 90%.
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Today, only 5% of men and 10% of women aged 25 are married, compared to 60% of men and 80% of women in 1970. If these trends are applied to those in today's society, aged 20, the figures reveal that only 52% of men and 53% of women are expected to tie the knot.
Commenting on the results, Harry Benson, Research Director for the Marriage Foundation, said: "What we're seeing is the devastating trickle-down effect of the trend away from marriage. At the moment, we have high proportions of parents and grandparents who have got married at some stage and for the most part stayed together.
"They provide role models for the next generation, showing that most marriages can be successful with enough work, communication and dedication. They also show what can be gained from making a marriage work in terms of the stability it provides for a family.
"However, fewer of today's forty year olds will be in a position to demonstrate the positives of a stable household cemented by marriage.
"Their children's generation, currently in their twenties will suffer twofold; first from a higher level of family breakdown when they themselves are young and secondly from the lack of familiarity with the benefits of marriage as they look to start their own families."
(JP/IT)
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