Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries by highest marriage rates (number of marriages per 1,000 people) are:
- Maldives (14.6 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Lebanon (9.7 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Guinea (9.5 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Chad (9.4 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (9.3 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Iraq (9.1 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Niger (9.1 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Marshall Islands (9.0 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Bangladesh (8.9 marriages per 1,000 people)
- Afghanistan (8.7 marriages per 1,000 people)
World Top Ten Countries by Highest Marriage Rates |
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| Country | Marriages per 1000 Per Annum | ||||
| Antigua & Barbuda | 21.0 | ||||
| Maldives | 20.1 | ||||
| Barbados | 13.5 | ||||
| Liechtenstein | 12.8 | ||||
| Cyprus | 12.1 | ||||
| Seychelles | 11.5 | ||||
| South Africa | 11.5 | ||||
| Jamaica | 10.3 | ||||
| Ethiopia | 10.2 | ||||
| Iran | 10.2 | ||||