{"id":23257,"date":"2026-08-20T16:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photoworld.it\/?p=23257"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:01:11","slug":"litalia-rinuncia-allaltare-nel-2024-i-matrimoni-scendono-a-173-mila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoworld.it\/en\/litalia-rinuncia-allaltare-nel-2024-i-matrimoni-scendono-a-173-mila\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy abandons the altar: in 2024 marriages drop to 173 thousand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"p-rc_ce50fa994a6dbe96-29\" data-path-to-node=\"4\">Marriage in Italy continues to lose ground, consolidating a downward trajectory that has lasted for decades, excluding post-pandemic technical rebounds. <span class=\"citation-63\">In 2024, the weddings celebrated were <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"200\"><span class=\"citation-63\">173.272<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-63\">, marking a decrease of nearly 11,000 celebrations compared to the <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"><span class=\"citation-63\">184.207<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-63 citation-end-63\"> compared to the previous year (-5.9%).<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ce50fa994a6dbe96-30\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The collapse of the religious rite<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ce50fa994a6dbe96-30\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">The component most affected by this contraction is that of marriage with a religious rite. <span class=\"citation-62\">In 2024, church weddings recorded a decrease of\u2019<\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"183\"><span class=\"citation-62\">11,4%<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-62 citation-end-62\"> compared to 2023, accentuating the preference for civil ceremonies (which now widely exceed half of the total choices nationwide).<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The geography of the decline<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">The decline in marriage rates affects the entire country, but with varying intensities:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ce50fa994a6dbe96-31\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-61 citation-end-61\">Mezzogiorno<\/span><\/b> records the most marked decrease with a <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"54\">-8,3%<\/b>, a significant signal for an area historically more tied to the institution of marriage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ce50fa994a6dbe96-32\" data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-60 citation-end-60\">Center<\/span><\/b> <span class=\"citation-59\">drop in <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"><span class=\"citation-59\">-5,0%<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-59 citation-end-59\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ce50fa994a6dbe96-33\" data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-58 citation-end-58\">North:<\/span><\/b> <span class=\"citation-57\">smaller decrease, equal to <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"><span class=\"citation-57\">-4,3%<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-57 citation-end-57\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The driving factors: demographics and new living arrangements<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Two main drivers explain the trend identified by the National Institute of Statistics:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ce50fa994a6dbe96-34\" data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The demographic winter:<\/b> <span class=\"citation-56 citation-end-56\">The prolonged decline in birth rates has reduced the numerical size of the younger generations;<\/span> <span class=\"citation-55 citation-end-55\">As there are fewer individuals in the age group traditionally inclined to marry, the absolute number of marriages is falling even with the same propensity to marry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Shift in family models:<\/b> The transition to adulthood and the formation of new families increasingly involve cohabitation <i data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"143\">as husband and wife<\/i> and cohabitation, which have progressively replaced marriage as the preferred path for housing and couple autonomy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il matrimonio in Italia continua a perdere terreno, consolidando una parabola discendente che dura ormai da decenni al netto dei 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