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The lowest percentage of singles in Bnei Brak - and the highest in Tel Aviv: marriage data in Israel revealed | Israel today

2022-08-10T10:27:25.303Z


In 2020 there was a 17% decrease in the number of couples who got married compared to 2019 • The reason: restrictions imposed due to the Corona crisis


The Central Bureau of Statistics published data today (Wednesday) on the occasion of the Tu of Av, including information on the rate of married and single people by sectors, ages and cities. 39,984 couples were married in Israel in religious institutions authorized to conduct marriages in 2020. This is a 17% decrease compared to the number of couples who were married in 2019 The reason for the decrease is the restrictions and closures imposed due to the Corona crisis.

Of the couples who got married, 27,006 couples are Jewish - a decrease of 19% compared to the number of those who got married in 2019. 11,477 Muslim couples - a decrease of 11%, 895 Druze couples with a decrease of 8% and 582 Christian couples, with a decrease of 28%.

In Beit Shemesh and Bnei Brak - the fewest singles, photo: Liron Almog

In the CBS they identify another trend according to which in recent years there has been an increase in the percentage of young Jews who live in shared residences, even though they are not married.

Among the large cities with a population of more than 100,000, the percentage of single women aged 25-29 varies between 13.8% in Bnei Brak, and 80.6% in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

The percentage of singles aged 25-29 ranges from 19.1% in Bnei Brak to 88.7% in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

In 2020, 6,746 marriages that took place abroad and in which at least one of the spouses was registered in the population registry were reported to the population registry.

Among the large cities with a population of more than 100,000, the percentage of single women aged 45-49 varies between 2.4% in Beit Shemesh, and 29% in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

The percentage of singles aged 45-49 ranges from 4.1% in Beit Shemesh to 32.4% in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

An increase in the number of couples who live together before the wedding, photo: GettyImages

The average age of marriage among grooms who married for the first time was 26.9, the average age of marriage among brides who married for the first time in 2020 was 24.6.

The average age among the ultra-Orthodox grooms who married for the first time was 22.5, compared to 28.9 among the non-Orthodox Jewish grooms.

The average age among the ultra-Orthodox brides who married for the first time was 21.5, compared to 27.0 among the non-Orthodox Jewish brides.

As a result of the increase in the age of marriage in the Jewish population, the percentage of singles among Jewish men aged 25-29 increased from 28% at the end of 1970 to 65% at the end of 2020. The percentage of single women among Jewish women aged 25-29 increased during the same period from 13% to 51%, respectively.

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Source: israelhayom

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