The line graph compares the data of all marriages, first marriages, and remarriages, in thousands, between 1951 and 2001.
It is clear that all marriages and first marriages increased and decreased similarly. The number of all marriages was the highest among the others. The number of remarriages was the lowest.
In 1951, the number of all marriages was about 450,000. Meanwhile, the number of first marriages was about 350,000. The number of remarriages was just under 100,000. After a decade, the numbers of all and first marriages increased slightly, and they were about 480,000 and just under 400,000, respectively. Meanwhile, the number of remarriages decreased from 100,000 to 90,000.
In 1981, the number of all marriages reached the peak and it was about 550,000. The number of first marriages increased significantly and it was about 420,000. The number of remarriages also increased to about 110,000. During the next three decades, all figures decreased. The number of all marriages was about 450,000. The number of first marriages was about 320,000. Meanwhile, in 2001, the number of remarriages was 100,000.