Number of single people in Wealden has increased in the past decade as marriage rates fall
More than a quarter of people in Wealden were single as the number of marriage and civil partnerships dropped across the country in the past decade, new census figures show.
More than a quarter of people in Wealden were single as the number of marriage and civil partnerships dropped across the country in the past decade, new census figures show.
The area follows trends across England and Wales, where the rate of single people has increased since the last census in 2011.
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Hide AdThe number of people considered single – never having been in a civil partnership or marriage – in Wealden when the census took place last year was 37,039, up from 30511 in 2011.
Of those aged 16 and older in Wealden, 27.7% were single – an increase on 24.9% in 2011.