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Number of Marriages and Marriage Rates
by Age and Sex
Michigan Occurrences, 1989, 1999 and 2009

Age in Years Males Females
1989 1999 2009 1989 1999 2009
Rate Rate Number Rate Rate Rate Number Rate
< 20 7.8 4.0 962 2.6 21.4 10.9 2,341 6.5
20-24 53.8 41.8 10,112 28.7 67.7 57.7 14,154 41.5
25-34 44.0 41.7 23,681 38.9 36.9 36.7 21,829 36.7
35-44 17.7 16.3 9,546 14.4 14.2 14.2 8,021 12.0
45 + 6.0 6.1 9,227 4.8 3.2 3.8 7,183 3.3
Total 16.9 14.0 53,528 10.9 16.0 13.3 53,528 10.6
Median age at last birthday:
  30 Median age at last birthday:
  28

Note: Rates are the number of persons married per 1,000 population. The 15-19 population age group is used to calculate the rates for the marriages to persons under 20 years of age. 
Source: 1989, 1999 and 2009 Michigan Occurrence Marriage Files. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health ;
Population Estimate (latest update 9/2009), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories .

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