statistics
Number of couples
Gibraltar Resident Marriages and Divorces 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
188
182
204
198
195
204
176 161
158 132
93
91 77
78
76
72
2007
2008
2009
2010
71
2005
2006
Resident Marriages
91
84 72
2011
2012
2013
2014
Resident Divorces Source: Gibraltar Abstract of Statistics 2014
For non-residents, having a legal Civil One final anecdote before you rush to gift amongst survey respondents (29%), a wedding in Gibraltar is a straightforward buy your loved one a Valentine present, home cooked meal came second with 21% a recent UK survey showed that process with a simple and easy of respondents, and a special sentimental Recession is men spend on average to follow procedure for submitcard received 20% of the votes. ting documentation, and with £39.57 on a Valentine’s associated It’s the simple the possibility of applying for a present while women with an things in life marriage licence as quickly as spend £22.64. Although increased that mean one day before the wedding. many intend to woo their risk of the most... The ceremony can be conducted loved one with expendivorce... in either English or Spanish and sive gifts, the survey “tying the knot” can be done at reveals it’s the simple things in life that mean the most: a simple bouquet of approved locations outside the Registry, outside working hours and at weekends. flowers been crowned the most popular
Marriages in Gibraltar, 2014 Resident marriages 16% Non Resident marriages 84%
Source: Gibraltar Abstract of Statistics 2014 GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2016
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