2.2% growth in marriage rate last year – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, Nima Bardiafar A social issues expert presented a statistical report on the state of marriage in the country and said: 556,727 marriages took place last year. This number has increased by about 12,200 people compared to the previous year. In fact, we had a 2.2 percent increase in the marriage rate. These figures show that in 1400, we had 6.9 marriages per thousand people, while this figure was 6.8 in 1399. This increase can be promising.
He added: In 1399, the marriage rate per thousand people was 9.8, in 1393 it reached 9.3 and in 1394 it reached 8.6. This decreasing trend continued until in 2018, this figure reached 6.5. Fortunately, we had an increase in 1399 and 1400. One of the analyzes on this topic is that in these two years, due to the Corona epidemic, the possibility of marriage simple It is more available and the number of marriages has increased. However, since detailed research has not been done in this area, it is not possible to make a precise statement, because demographic factors are also involved.
This expert on social issues said about the average age of marriage in the country: since 1375, the average age of marriage has been increasing and this number has been increasing continuously. In 1375, the average age of marriage for men was 25.2 years and for women 21.9 years, but in 2018 this number has reached 29.7 for men and 24.8 for women, but in 2019 and 1400 this The figures have decreased, so that the average age of marriage for men reached 27.7 in 1399 and 27.9 in 1400. In general, it can be said that in the last two years, the average age of marriage has decreased to some extent and their rate has also increased significantly.
Bardiafar Referring to the definite age of celibacy, which is proposed by some analysts, he said: There are different definitions about the age of definite celibacy, even some sociologists do not believe in this issue, but since the issue of fertility is raised, the age of 40 to 45 They raise the year for women. The population explosion in 1360 and then the population control policies in 1370 caused that, based on the age difference of 4 years between men and women, at some point in Time The phenomenon of “man’s predicament” will be created, but it is predicted that soon with Mischief Let’s face the woman.
In response to a question about why marriage has decreased, this social issues expert said: Economic problems are one of the issues that are emphasized a lot regarding the category of marriage. There is an important theory called “stagnation” in this field. this Theory It emphasizes that people marry more in prosperous conditions, in contrast if high inflation the river And create ambiguity, people less They get married, because the amount of uncertainty about the future increases in people. This causes frustration and disappointment in people.
He continued: However, the findings reveal other points that show that this theory is not necessarily explanatory. For example, in cross-national studies, we see that the first place in the marriage rate is occupied by the West Bank or Gaza, the second place is occupied by Fiji, and other countries such as Egypt, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, etc. are ranked next. This happens while countries with higher per capita income such as Qatar, Kuwait, France, Germany, England, Japan, South Korea and Sweden are in the lower ranks of this ranking. By the way, our country also ranks high in this ranking.
This expert on social issues continued: Therefore, at the macro level and in studies between nations, we see that the marriage rate is lower in developed countries. This issue can be seen within the country and in the inter-provincial study. For example, less privileged provinces are ranked higher than other provinces, and maybe the rate marriage In them, it is higher than the national average. At the individual level, we also see that people from lower economic classes are more attached to the family.
Bardiafar He said: In my opinion, cultural issues should also be examined; For example, it was mentioned that during the corona era, because the ceremonies and luxuries came down, more people They were able to get married do In fact, during this period, cultural issues prevailed over economic issues and we saw the results.
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