(ANSA) Rome, November 12 - Less people are getting married
in Italy and more of those who do are signing prenups, national
statistics agency Istat reported on Wednesday.
Marriages fell below the 200,000 count for the first time
in 2013, with 194,057 marriages were registered, a decrease of
more than 13,000 on 2012.
Since 2008, Istat reported a decrease in marriages of
more than 53,000.
Also noted was a decrease in second marriages, though
they have had an increase in the overall share from 13.8% in
2008 to 15.8% in 2013.
Religious rite ceremonies accounted for 111,545 marriages,
down 29% since 2008
Civil ceremonies accounted for 82,512 marriages, a 9%
decrease since 2008.
However civil ceremonies accounted for 42.5% of all 2013
marriages, an increase from 2008's 36.8%.
Istat noted that civil ceremonies are more prevalent in
Italy's north (55%) and center (51%).
Istat's report also confirmed that two out of three
marriages include a prenuptial agreement.
Italian marriages decrease, prenups on the rise
Five-year decline in first and second marriages, says ISTAT