The table compares different categories in terms of the situation of marriage and age during the time from 1960 and 2000.
Overall, according to the type of marriage, the religion mariage recorded the highest results at the beginning, whereas the civil marriage outperformed and was dominant by the end of the period. It is also worth mentioning that as time went on, people increasingly tended to marry at an older age.
Focusing on the situation of marriage first, the religion marriage stand at the forefront with a staggering 25.000 in 1960, and this figure experienced a remarkable upward trend, thereby reaching a peak at 50.000 in 1980. However, there was a substantial decrease to 32.000 until it recovered slightly, culminating the provided period at 34.000. By contrast, the civil marriage witnessed gradual growth from a mere 8.000 to 23.000 during the time from 1960 to 1990. Then, the figure increased dramatically to 40.000, thereby outperforming the another categorie in 2000.
Regarding the avarega age, in 1960, the avarage age of bride was 21, while the age of bridegroom was 24. Over the years, there was a tendency for both sexes to marry at an older age, and the average ages of bride and bridegroom were 30 and 32, respectively by the end of the period