| Netherlands | | |
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) | 2.9 (2020) [33/45countries] | | |
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) | 1.7 (2020) [25/44countries] | | |
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year) | 0.59 (2008-2020) [13/44countries] | | |
% 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) [13/21countries] | | |
% 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) [13/33countries] | | |
% of those who lived with their husband or wife before they got married | 28.5% (1994) [11/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that married people are generally happier than unmarried people | 21.9% (2012) [28/32countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is better to have a bad marriage than no marriage at all | 2.1% (2002) [32/33countries] | | |
% of those who think that people who want children ought to get married | 23.8% (2012) [38/40countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main purpose of marriage these days is to have children | 14.1% (1994) [18/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married | 80.1% (2012) [5/32countries] | | |
% of those who think that a couple should divorce when their marriage does not work well | 60.9% (2012) [12/32countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security | 16.4% (1994) [19/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex before marriage is always wrong | 6.5% (2008) [34/44countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex under 16 years old is always wrong | 45.2% (1994) [17/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that homosexuality should be accepted by society | 94.3% (2019) [2/34countries] | | |