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There are 3.5 million cohabiting couples in England and Wales as of 2020, up 137% from 1.5 million in 1996. [3]In modern day Britain, nearly half of babies are born to people who are not married (in the United Kingdom 47.3% in 2011; [4] in Scotland in 2012 the proportion was 51.3% [5]).
According to the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, both of them are stated as spanning 86 years. [8] [9] Guinness has since recognized couples with longer marriage spans, with the current world record holders being David and Sarah Hiller. [10] It also keeps record of the oldest married couple by aggregate age. [11]
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. [1] It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [1]
In 2023, the percentage of live births where either one or both parents were born outside of the UK was 38.2 per cent. 32.7 per cent of all live births in England were to mothers born outside of the UK (9.0% born in the EU, 23.7% born outside of the EU). [16]
The 2021 United Kingdom census is the 23rd official census of the United Kingdom.Beginning in 1801, [1] they have been recorded every 10 years. The 2021 censuses of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021, and the census of Scotland took place 364 days later on 20 March 2022. [2]
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In 2022, the Law Commission released its report on the state of the laws regarding weddings in England and Wales. The Commission found there was a disconnect between what couples find meaningful and the bureaucratic formalities of the law and that the law in this area is confusing, complex, inconsistent, and unfair. [14]
[4] [5] This change was unsuccessfully opposed by the Church of England and many Christian denominations. [6] [7] Opposite-sex couples have been able to enter into civil partnerships in England and Wales since 2 December 2019. [8] [9] [10] Similar reforms have been in place in Northern Ireland since 13 January 2020. [11]