Marriage Statistics
According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE), 27,357 same-sex marriages took place up to the end of 2012: 1,275 in 2005, 4,574 in 2006, 3,250 in 2007, 3,549 in 2008, 3,412 in 2009, 3,583 in 2010, 3,880 in 2011 and 3,834 in 2012.
| Year | Marriages between men | Marriages between women | Same-sex marriages | Total marriages | % same-sex marriages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 (since July) | 923 | 352 | 1,275 | 120,728 | 1.06 |
| 2006 | 3,190 | 1,384 | 4,574 | 211,818 | 2.16 |
| 2007 | 2,180 | 1,070 | 3,250 | 203,697 | 1.60 |
| 2008 | 2,299 | 1,250 | 3,549 | 196,613 | 1.81 |
| 2009 | 2,212 | 1,200 | 3,412 | 175,952 | 1.94 |
| 2010 | 2,216 | 1,367 | 3,583 | 170,815 | 2.10 |
| 2011 | 2,293 | 1,587 | 3,880 | 163,085 | 2.38 |
| 2012 | 2,179 | 1,655 | 3,834 | 168,835 | 2.27 |
Most same-sex marriages in 2011 took place in: Catalonia, with 886 weddings (3.33% of all marriages in the Community for that year); Madrid, 729 (2.91%); Andalusia, 484 (1.71%); Valencian Community, 436 (2.58%); and the Canary Islands, 203 (3.60%).
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