Annual number of marriages registered in Portugal 2010-2022, by sexual orientation
In Portugal, the number of marriages decreased from 2010 to 2022, with the most pronounced drop taking place in 2020 when the total number of marriages registered in the country was almost 18.5 thousand. In 2022, marriages increased to 37 thousand, with the majority of them happening between people of different sexes. Same-sex marriages amounted to just 801 in the same year, the highest value registered since it was legalized.