Nursery
Toilets - Men
Toilets - Women
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Source: 2016 Births, Deaths and other Vital Events - Preliminary Annual Figures
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Marriages and civil partnershipsScotland 2016
29,229 Marriages
3% were same-sex marriages
97%
Oppositesex
Samesex
3%
999 Same-sex marriages
Most same-sex marriages were new marriages
39%
61%
Males
Females
83%
17%
Newmarriages
Change fromcivil partnership
Female same-sex marriages were more frequent thanmale same-sex marriages
42,500in 1971
29,229in 2016
In 2016 marriages decreased
by 1.6% from 2015
Since 1971 marriages have decreased byalmost a third
decreased in 2015
partnerships was stable until 2014 but
After a peak in 2006 the number of civil
84
70
2005Civil Partnership Act 2004came into force
2014Marriage andCivil Partnership(Scotland) Act 2014came into force
1,047
2005
2016