demographic yearbook annuaire demographique 1951

MARRIAGES
25. Crude marriage rates (continued)
[See headnote on page 482.]
Country Code 1 1930 1931 1932 1933
AMERICA, NORTH (continued)
I 1934 I-----
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
EI Salvador 16••••••••••••••••••••• ... 3.8 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.6
Guatemala 17 ••••••••••••••••••••• C 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.8
Honduras 18••••••••••••••••••••••• ... 3.7 3.0 ... 4.3 2.5 2.9 2.6 3.0 ·.. 3.0
Mexico 19 •••••••••••••••••••••••• C 20 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.9 6.9
Nicaragua 13•••••••••••••••••••••• ·.. ... ... ... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.9
Panama.•.••.•••••.•••..•••••.•.• ·.. 14 2.9 2.3 2.2 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.7 5.0 3.6 3.5
United States 21 ••••••••••••••••••• ... 22 9.2 8.6 7.9 8.7 10.3 10.4 10.7 11.3 10.3 10.7
OTHER AREAS
Alaska [U.S.] .•••••.••••••••••••••• ... .. . ... .. . ... .. . .. . .. . ... ... ...
Bahama Islands [U.K.] .•.•••••••••••• C 6.9 7.3 7.5 6.8 7.0 8.3 8.8 9.0 8.3 8.4
Barbados [U.K.] ..•...•••.••••••••• ... 6.9 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.1 4.9 5.8 5.5 5.0 6.6
Bermudas [U.K.] ••.•.••••.••••••••• ... 7.5 9.0 7.6 7.0 8.2 6.2 6.0 7.4 7.3 8.2
British Honduras ••••••••••••••••••. ... 7.9 6.7 7.1 8.9 8.6 7.0 8.2 8.7 8.2 7.9
Canal Zone 23 [U.S.] .••••.•.••••••.• C 17.6 16.3 17.5 16.4 8.7 9.2 8.6 9.6 9.6 10.5
Jamaica ex. dep. [U.K.] •••••.•.••••• ... 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.3 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.8
Leeward Islands 24 [U.K.] ••.••••••••• ·.. 4.5 4.0 4.8 25 4.0 25 4.4 25 4.6 25 4.6 25 5.1 25 4.1 25 4.4
Netherlands Antilles .•.•.•.••••••••• U 26 9.7 26 6.5 26 6.7 26 6.1 26 7.5 26 8.1 26 6.7 ... 7.5 8.2
Puerto Rico [U.S.] •••••••••••••••••• ... 6.4 6.1 5.5 5.8 7.3 6.6 7.9 7.9 5.1 5.8
St. Pierre and Miquelon [Fr.] •..••••.• U ... .. . ... ... ... .. . .. . .. . ·.. ...
Trinidad and Tobago [U.K.] ••••••••.• C 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.8 6.1 6.5
Virgin Islands 27 [U.S.] .•..••••••••••• .. . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ·.. ...
Windward Islands [U.K.] .•••••••••••• ·.. 28 4.2 28 3.8 28 4.5 3.8 4.5 4.6 3.6 4.0 3.6 4.2
AMERICA, SOUTH
Argentina 30•••••••••••••••••••••• U 31 .. . .. ... ... ... .. . .. . ... 6.3 6.5
Bolivia 17••••••••••••••••••••••••• U 32 ... .. . ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 1.6 1.9
Chile ••.•.•••••••.•.......•.•.•.. C 9.2 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.1 7.3 8.0 7.8 9.1
Colombia 33••••••••••••••••••••••• U 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.9 5.0
Paraguay••...•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•••.. U 8.3 5.5 4.1 2.3 2.8 3.5 5.7 7.1 6.8 6.9
Peru•••••.....•....••.•...•.•.•.• ·.. 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.8
Uruguay••.•.•.••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.• ... 6.3 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.7 7.0 7.0
Venezuela••••.•••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• C 20 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.7 3.1 4.0 4.0 4.4
I OTHER AREAS
British Guiana•••.•.•.•••.••.••.... ... 3.3 3.2 3.7 4.1 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.8
Falkland Islands [U.K.] •••.••..•.••.•• .. . ... ... 7.0 7.0 11.1 9.0 10.3 7.5 5.9 5.8
...
Surinam 17 [Neth.].................. 3.6 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 I 2.6 3.0
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".
13 Rates for years before 1950 based on population estimates not yet revised
in accordance with 1950 census results.
14 Coverage improved in recent years.
16 Civil marriages only. Rates for years before 1950 based on population
estimates not yet revised in accordance with 1950 census results.
17 Civil marriages only.
18 1930-1937: years ending 31 July; 1939-1949: years ending 30 June.
19 Civil marriages only. Religious marriages prohibited in absence of
proof that civil marriage has been performed. Rates for years before
1950 based on population estimates not yet revised in accordance
with 1950 census results.
20 Coverage notably incomplete in earlier years.
21 Beginning 1940, rates are based on the population including armed
forces outside the country.
22 Figures are estimates based on marriages registered for some areas
and on licenses issued or similar information for other areas.
23 Data relate to marriage licenses issued.
24 Excluding the Virgin Islands.
25 Also excluding St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
26 Curacao only.
27 Data refer to marriage licenses issued. 1945-1948: fiscal year ending
30 June.
28 Excluding St. lucia.
29 Excluding Grenada.
30 Rates for years before 1944 based on population estimates not yet
revised in accordance with the final results of 1947 census.
31 Registration incomplete outside Federal capital and principal cities.
32 Compulsory civil registration initiated in 1940.
33 Religious marriages.
34 In addition 451 Hindu and 1,596 Mohammedan ritual marriages were
legally recognized.
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