The graph illustrates data about the number of marriages in the UK between 1951 and 2001.
Overall, it is clear that the number of total marriages and first marriages witnessed a decline, while remarriages rose after a period. Moreover, the people who first engaged were higher than remarriages.
Look at more detail; in 1951 the figures for first marriages started at 350 thousand, whereas all marriages had 400 thousand, but both first marriages and all marriages remained stable in 1961. Over the following decade, the number of total marriages increased rapidly and stood at around 450 thousand in 2001. However, the number declined considerably for the rest of the time and reached approximately 370 thousand. By contrast, the number of first marriages rose little to around 360 thousand in 1971 and fell to 350 thousand in 1981. Afterward, the figure experienced a plummet and stood at 250 thousand in 2001.
On the other hand, there is an increase in the number of remarriages. In 1951, 150 thousand people were in second marriages, and it was unchanged until 1981. After the period, the figure for remarriages showed an escalation to 160 thousand in 1991 and 200 thousand in 2001.