lownuptiality
Lownuptiality, also written as low nuptiality, is a demographic term for the pattern of a relatively small share of a population entering legally recognized marriage or formal unions within a given period. It is commonly measured by the marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 people per year) or by the proportion of adults who have ever married by a given age.
Causes include economic insecurity and high housing costs that delay marriage; higher educational attainment and career
Regional and temporal variation is pronounced. Many high-income countries show long-term declines in nuptiality since the
Implications of low nuptiality include effects on fertility, family structure, and child outcomes, with broader economic
Measurement and terminology notes. Scholars distinguish nuptiality from broader union formation and warn that data comparability