The proportion of adults in Britain who are marrying is in steady decline, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
Married or civil partnered was the most common marital status in 2019, accounting for just over half (50.4%) of the population aged 16 and over in England and Wales, but the proportion is slowly falling over time for all ages except those aged 70 years and over, ONS figures show.
Cohabiting was more common among younger age groups - at 69.2% among those aged 16- to 29-years-old, compared to just 4.5% of those aged 70 and over....
