The given graph illustrates UK marriages between 1951 and 2001.
Overall downward trend can be seen in all marriages and first marriages but remarrying saw slight increase at the end of the period.
Starting with increased trend in 1951 remarrying accounted for 150,000 marriages and this numbers remained their stability until 1991. In 1991 remarrying showed slight increase with 160,000. 10 years later trend saw an increase and exhibited 40,000 more marriages than 1991 and showed 200,000
When it comes to figures of all marriages and first marriages showed quite similar trend and until 1961 both of them remained their stability all marriages exhibited 400,000 marriages but first marriages showed 50,000 low result and accounted for 350,000 marriages. In 1971 both trends experienced increases but while first marriages showed 360,000, all marriages saw huge increase with 450,000. After this year in 1981 trends started acting negatively and all marriages resulted 425,000 and first marriages showed 300,000. 10 years later trend of all marriages came its point where it started at 400,000 and this time first marriages resulted 100,000 marriages and exhibited 300,000. Remaining last year in 2001 while all marriages showed 375,000, first marriages saw dramatic decline with 250,000