demographic yearbook annuaire demographique 1951

MARRIAGES
Country Code 1 1930
AFRICA
25. Crude marriage rates 1930 -1950 •
[Number of marriages per 1 000 persons. For discussion, see page 35.]
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1931 1932 1933
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1935 1937 1938 1939
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Egypt•.•••••.•.•••••••••••••••••• ... ·.. ... ·.. .. . ... I 13.5 13.8 13.1 11.8 11.1
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Union of South Africa. 1
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Europeans 2•••••••••.••••••••••. C 9.2 I 8.6 8.3 8.8 10.3 10.5 11.1 11.3 11.0 10.8
OTHER AREAS
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Algeria [Fr.],
Europeans•••••••••••••.•.•••.•. .. . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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Moslems.•••.••••••••••.•.•••••• U ... ... ... .. . ... ·.. ...
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Angola 3 [Port.].......•••.•.••.•.•• U4 .. . ... ... ... 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7
Bechuanaland [U.K.]:
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Europeans 5••••••••••••••••••••• ... ·.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ·.. '" '"
Belgian Congo:
Non-indigenous population...•••.•• ... 4.1 3.1 3.0 3.9 2.9 3.8 3.6 4.4 5.4 5.0
Cape Verde Islands [Port.] ..••.••••.• U4 4.8 4.3 2.4 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.6
Mauritius ex. dep. 6 [U.K.] .••••••••.• C 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.8 4.4 I 4.1 4.9 4.8 5.1 4.8
Moroccan Protectorate 7 [Sp.] ••.•.•.• U .. . ... ·.. .. . ... I
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Morocco [Fr.],
Non-indigenous population 8...••••• ... .. . ... ... .. . .. . ·.. ·.. " . . " 8.6
Northern Rhodesia [U.K.]:
Europeans•.••••••.•••.••••.•••• .. . .. . ... ... .. . .. . .. . ... " . 10.5 12.7
Possessions in North Africa [Sp.].
Ceuta and Melillo .••••.•••••••••• ... ... ... ·.. ... ... 96.2 95.7 99.4
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96.1 95.8
St. Helena ex. dep. [U.K.] .••••••••••• ... 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.4 6.2 9.3 5.3 9.6 4.7 5.3
Southern Rhodie,sia [U.K.]:
Europeans•••••••••••••.•••••••• C 11.5 10.9 10.2 11.2 11.1 11.8 12.1 11.8 12.4 15.9
South West Africa 10.
Europeans••••••••••••••.••••.•. C 11.4 8.9 1
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6.7 7.8 8.2 9.1 10.6 10.6 12.7 9.8
Spanish Guinea.................... U ·.. ... I
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Swaziland [U.K.]:
Europeans•••••••••••••••.•.•••• ... .. . ... ... ... ... ... ... ·.. '"
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Zanzibar and Pemba 11 [U.K.] •.•.•.•• U ... .. . ... .. . ... 15.0 9.0 13.2 15.5 17.0
AMERICA, NORTH
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Canada 12•••••••••••••••.•••••••• .,. 7.0 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.8 7.1 7.4 8.0 7.9 9.2
Newfoundland ..•••••.•..••••••. ... 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.5 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.3 8.4
Yukon and Northwest Territories •••• ... 4.1 4.6 4.2 2.9 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.1 6.2 6.8
Costa Rica 18•••••••••••••..••••••• C 5.8 5.6 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.9 6.4 6.4
Cuba•••••••••••••••••••••••.•.•• U .. , 3.3 3.0 2.7 4.2 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.4 3.7
Dominican Republic 13••••••••••••.•• C 14 ... ... ... ... ... ·.. 2.6 3.2 2.5 2.8
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1 Rates derived from data stated to be complete or virtually complete
are coded "C"; those derived from data stated to be affected by
irregularities in registration or incomplete coverage are coded "U".
2 Excluding marriages in which only one of the parties is European.
S Marriages recorded in church register.
4 Registration of marriages not compulsory, believed to be complete
only for the non-indigenous population, which represents a relatively
small proportion of the total.
5 Europeans, Indians and other non-Africans, together comprising about
1 per cent of the total population.
6 Data relate to civil marriages performed. The census of 1944 showed
that the number of religious marriages was nearly equal to the
number of civil marriages.
7 Northern Zone only.
8 "Non-Moroccan" population.
9 Melillo only.
10 Former mandated territory (Un. of S. Afr.).
11 Christian and Mohammedan marriages.
12 Excluding Yukon, Northwest Territories and Newfoundland, shown
separately below.
IS Rates for years before 1950 based on population estimates not yet
revised in accordance with 1950 census results.
14 Coverage improved in recent years.
15 Rise in rate due to law facilitating legalization of consensual marriages.
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