Marriage Statistics: 2004


TABLE 3  Number and Percent Distribution of Marriages by Age Group
         of Bride and Groom: 2004

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                                Bride       |        Groom
Age Group                  Number   Percent |   Number   Percent
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Total                     582,281     100.0    582,281     100.0

Under 20                   77,038      13.2     18,246       3.1
20 - 24                   228,936      39.3    179,323      30.8
25 - 29                   153,526      26.4    191,708      32.9
30 - 34                    62,610      10.8     95,020      16.3
35 - 39                    28,360       4.9     42,916       7.4
40 - 44                    14,544       2.5     22,293       3.8
45 - 49                     7,923       1.4     12,729       2.2
50 and over                 8,812       1.5     19,707       3.4
Not stated                    532       0.1        339       0.1

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Source: National Statistics Office, Vital Statistics Division

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