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Marriage and civil partnership most common legal status; same-sex marriage ‘grows steadily’
Marriage or civil partnerships remain the most common legal partnership status among adults in England and Wales, according to the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. The percentage decreased slightly, down from 52.3% in 2015 to 51.1% in 2025, despite people in civil partnerships and same-sex marriages more than quadrupling over the same period to 0.9% and
Marriage and civil partnership most common legal status; same-sex marriage ‘grows steadily’
Marriage or civil partnerships remain the most common legal partnership status among adults in England and Wales, according to the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. The percentage decreased slightly, down from 52.3% in 2015 to 51.1% in 2025, despite people in civil partnerships and same-sex marriages more than quadrupling over the same period to 0.9% and
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