In 2018, a record 35% of Americans ages 25 to 50, or 39 million, had never been married, according to a new Institute for Family Studies (IFS) analysis of U.S. Census data. The share was only 9% in 1970. Previous research suggests that marriage rates tend to fall during a recession.

What percent of humans get married?

Nationwide, nearly half (48.2 percent) of all Americans age 15 and over are married. Less than a third of Americans 15 and up have never married, and nearly 13 percent are either divorced and have not remarried or separated. In some states, a higher share of 15 and older residents are married.