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Marriage is a beautiful constitution that can happen when you’re young or old; which makes me wonder what statistics there are about people who do marry young. I did a little bit of research and found some really exciting facts and statistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the 21 shocking statistics about people who marry young? There are a lot of crazy and shocking things to learn about young couples, but here are the first five exciting facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. In 1960 72% of people ages 18-29 were married, in 2010 this number had decreased by 21%. <\/strong><\/li>
  2. In 2018 only 44% of people got married young <\/strong><\/li>
  3. Divorce rates are higher in couples that get married young<\/strong><\/li>
  4. Couples who marry young get to spend more time with each other <\/strong><\/li>
  5. Young married couples can beat the statistics against them <\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    There are so many amazing things to learn about young married couples, and although some of them are not that great there are so many facts that are upbeat and support all the young married couples out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The 10 Shocking Statistics About People Who Marry Young <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Some people ask the question “Why in the world would someone get married young? ” While lots of people ask, “Why not get married young?” The proper age to get married is contriversial and almost everyone has an opinion on when it should or shouldn’t happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I did some research and found 10 statistics and facts that both support young marriages and also show how they can be problematic. This was an interesting project for me to work on because I got married “young” at age 22 and there are a lot of people out there who don’t agree with that decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So here are our 10 shocking facts about young married couples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. In 1960 72% of people ages 18-29 were married, in 2010 this number had decreased by 21%. <\/li>
    2. In 2018 only 44% of people got married young <\/li>
    3. Divorce rates are higher in couples that get married young<\/li>
    4. Couples who marry young get to spend more time with each other <\/li>
    5. Young married couples can beat the statistics against them<\/li>
    6.  Parents biggest fear about their kids getting married young is that they will have kids young <\/li>
    7. People are prejudice against young married couples <\/li>
    8. Young married couples have more opportunities to grow and learn together <\/li>
    9. 47 countries out of the 133 that were surveyed have an average age of marriage that is 24 or less <\/li>
    10. Getting married young has started diminished as marriage has started to diminish<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Don’t worry, this list has a lot more shocks to uncover as we delve more deeply into each subject and learn what it can teach us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
      <\/p>Mignon McLaughlin<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Why Did Marriage in Ages 18-29 Decrease<\/g> 21% from 1960 to 2010?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      It’s not unknown that marrying early is not a foreign concept for the world. Back in the 1600’s-1700’s it was very common for women of wealth to get married extremely young. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This trend continued and morphed as the years went by but it still lingered around even in the 1960s. Young couples were so common that 72 percent <\/a>of the population in the United States was married between the ages of 18 to 29. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This dramatic drop is huge and lots of people wonder why such a change has occurred in marriage. There have been a lot of cultural changes and advancements that have played their part in this changing norm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n