Key Takeaways
- The median age at first marriage in the U.S. was 28.0 years for women and 29.7 years for men in 2022
- In 2022, 19.9 marriages per 1,000 total population occurred in the U.S.
- In 2022, 1.8 divorces per 1,000 total population were reported in the U.S.
- Marriage is associated with a 50% lower risk of mortality (all-cause death) compared with nonmarriage
- Married people have a 91% lower risk of suicide than unmarried people
- Married individuals report higher average happiness than those not married, with an effect size of d=0.29
- The marriage education (relationship skills) program showed a small-to-moderate effect size of 0.27 on relationship satisfaction
- Relationship education programs reduced likelihood of marital breakup by 2.1 percentage points in a meta-analysis
- The PREP program showed an average effect size of 0.31 on relationship quality across studies
- The global couples therapy market is projected to reach $1.6 billion by 2030 (forecast study)
- The global marriage counseling market size was estimated at $3.8 billion in 2022 (forecast publication)
- The global marriage preparation/relationship education market is estimated at $2.4 billion in 2023
- Marriage rates in the U.S. dropped by 18% between 1990 and 2019
- The crude divorce rate in the U.S. fell from about 5.3 divorces per 1,000 total population in 1980 to about 3.0 per 1,000 in 2019
- In 2022, the U.S. marriage rate increased to 5.0 marriages per 1,000 population from 4.6 in 2020
In 2022, Americans married later and divorced less, and strong communication and education help marriages last.
Demographics
Demographics Interpretation
Outcomes
Outcomes Interpretation
Drivers
Drivers Interpretation
Market Size
Market Size Interpretation
Trends
Trends Interpretation
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