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 Proportion of catholic marriages (Between persons of the opposite sex - %)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of catholic marriages (Between persons of the opposite sex - %) by Place of registration (NUTS - 2002); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Marriage statistics
First available period 1995
Last available period 2013
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of registration (NUTS - 2002)
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • MARRIAGE:  Contract signed by two persons that intend to start a family in full partnership and cohabitation according to legislation.
  • PLACE OF REGISTRATION:  The location of the registry office where a birth, marriage or death was recorded. In the case of a divorce, it is the registry office or court of law where it was decreed.
  • MARRIAGE:  The contract entered into by two persons of the opposite sex that intend to found a family in partnership and cohabitation.
Definition With Law no. 9/ 2010 of May 31, civil marriage can be held between persons of the same sex.
MARRIAGE - Contract signed by two persons that intend to start a family in full partnership and cohabitation according to legislation.
Formule [Catholic marriages(between persons of the opposite sex)/ Total of marriages between persons of the opposite sex]*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 19/09/2014


information presented in 29/10/2025