Number of marriages in England and Wales 1962-2022, by type of ceremony

In 2022, approximately 207,004 marriages took place via a civil ceremony in England and Wales, compared with 41,915 religious ceremonies. Since 1992, there have been more civil ceremonies in every year than religious ones. There were far fewer ceremonies taking place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdowns at the time.

于2022年，英格兰与威尔士地区通过世俗仪式举行的婚礼数量约为207,004场，相较之下，宗教仪式婚礼仅有41,915场。自1992年以来，每年的世俗仪式婚礼数量均超过宗教仪式婚礼。受当时新冠疫情封锁措施的影响，2020年的婚礼仪式数量显著减少。