| Netherlands | | |
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) | 4.0 (2022) [22/38countries] | | |
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) | 1.3 (2022) [31/35countries] | | |
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year) | 0.59 (2008-2020) [13/37countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, men | 76.8% (2018) [30/36countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, women | 83.2% (2018) [29/36countries] | | |
% of those who have lived together without getting married | 15.1% (1994) [10/17countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first | 67.9% (2002) [12/25countries] | | |
% of those who lived with their husband or wife before they got married | 28.5% (1994) [9/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that married people are generally happier than unmarried people | 21.9% (2012) [20/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is better to have a bad marriage than no marriage at all | 2.1% (2002) [25/25countries] | | |
% of those who think that people who want children ought to get married | 23.8% (2012) [28/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main purpose of marriage these days is to have children | 14.1% (1994) [15/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married | 80.1% (2012) [5/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that a couple should divorce when their marriage does not work well | 60.9% (2012) [9/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security | 16.4% (1994) [15/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex before marriage is always wrong | 6.5% (2008) [20/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex under 16 years old is always wrong | 45.2% (1994) [14/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that same-sex marriage should be legal | 91.2% (2023) [2/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that homosexuality should be accepted by society | 94.3% (2019) [2/21countries] | | |