Methodological datasheet: Marriage rate
identification
- name.
- marriage rate
- description and source 1 operation code.
- marriage statistics
- responsible entity.
- eustat
- availability.
- year+2.
- indicator formula.
- number of marriages * 1000 / total population
objective
the marriage rate is the demographic indicator that indicates the number of marriages per thousand inhabitants, during a determined time period, which is generally one year.
sphere
- population:
total population.
- geographical sphere:
basque country and provinces.
- time period:
-
annual.
concepts and definitions
the indicator is obtained as a quotient per thousand inhabitants.
numerator:
number of marriages of residents in the basque country during a year.
denominator:
the total population in the reference year.
the half-year population forecasts are used until the populations are calculated using the last census. therefore, they are likely to be reviewed.
codes and nomenclatures
not applicable
quality
marriage statistics (methodology file)
marriage statistics quality datasheet
further information