In summer 2015 in Irkutsk 3 058 marriages were registered, mostly among people aged 25 to 34. The Marriage Palace set a record, 56 couples a day on August 8 and 15. Divorces fell 13 percent to 2 923.
From June 1 to August 31, 2015, 3,058 couples were registered at the registry offices of Irkutsk.The majority of newlyweds registered their marriage at the age of 25-34 (53% of men, 45% of women); 24% of grooms and 38% of brides married at the age of 18 to 24; 61 girls and 10 boys entered into marriage before reaching adulthood, and the remaining newlyweds started families at the age of over 35. 75% of newlyweds entered into marriage for the first time.
In the summer of 2015, a record high for the entire history of the Irkutsk City Marriage Palace was recorded in the number of marriages registered in a single day. On August 8 and 15, 2015, 56 couples got married there on each of those days, whereas in the two halls of the Palace, as a rule, no more than 45-50 couples tie the knot on the most popular wedding days - Friday and Saturday.
From June to August 2015, the number of divorces decreased. During the summer, 2,923 divorces were registered, which is 13% less than the same period last year.