Marriages in the Basque Country fell by 8.4% in the first quarter of the year

Statistics show that the number of marriages in the Basque Country is decreasing, reaching 1,160 in the first quarter of the year, 8.4% less than in the same period of 2025 (106 fewer marriages), according to data provided by the Basque Institute of Statistics, Eustat.

The most significant declines occurred in Álava and Gipuzkoa, where 139 weddings were held (19.7 per cent less) and 377 (14.7 per cent less), while in Bizkaia 599 celebrations were held, 1.2 per cent less.

As far as forms of marriage are concerned, traditional marriage continues to decline, with 97 per cent of marriages being civil and only 3 per cent religious.

Of the total number of marriages, 1,109 were between persons of different sexes and 51 between persons of the same sex (28 between women and 23 between men).

In terms of months, 42.8 per cent of the links were made in March, 30.8 per cent in February and 26.4 per cent in January; in terms of the age of the spouses, 90.7 per cent of the spouses and 87.1 per cent of the wives were 30 years of age or older.

Most of the spouses were single: 79.6% of men and 80.6%of women. No way, 15 widowed men and 213 divorced men remarried; and among women, 9 widows and 208 divorced.

With regard to nationality, 15 per cent of spouses were foreigners, 15.8 per cent of men and 16.3 per cent of women.