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 Crude marriage rate (‰)
Characteristic Description
Name Crude marriage rate (‰) by Place of registration (NUTS - 2002); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators
First available period 1995
Last available period 2013
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of registration (NUTS - 2002)
Concepts
  • CRUDE MARRIAGE RATE:  The ratio of the number of marriages during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 inhabitants.
  • AVERAGE POPULATION:  The average population during a calendar year, generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on two consecutive years.
  • MARRIAGE:  Contract signed by two persons that intend to start a family in full partnership and cohabitation according to legislation.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • PLACE OF REGISTRATION:  The location of the registry office where a birth, marriage or death was recorded. In the case of a divorce, it is the registry office or court of law where it was decreed.
Formule CMR=[M(t-1, t)/[P(t)+P(t-1)]/2]*10^n;

P(t)=Population at moment t;
P(t-1)=Population at moment (t-1);
M(t-1,t)=Marriages between the moments (t-1) e t;
n=2 ou 3.
Measure unit (symbol) Permillage (‰)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 04/09/2014


information presented in 28/3/2024