Overview
- Statistikamt Nord reports 15,090 weddings in Schleswig‑Holstein in 2025, an increase of 17 marriages, and 5,365 weddings in Hamburg, up 45 and the highest Hamburg total since 2019.
- The year showed clear seasonality: Schleswig‑Holstein peaked in August with 2,235 ceremonies and recorded the fewest weddings in January, while Hamburg peaked in May with 596 and had the fewest in February.
- Divorce numbers changed only slightly: Schleswig‑Holstein recorded 4,981 divorces (three fewer than 2024) and Hamburg recorded 2,688 divorces (75 more than 2024).
- Thousands of children were affected by those splits, with 4,130 minors in Schleswig‑Holstein and 1,925 in Hamburg listed as affected, and around one in five to one in four divorces ended marriages of 20 years or more.
- The figures point to a short-term uptick in marriages rather than a full recovery to pre‑pandemic levels and suggest ongoing demand for family support and legal services as long-term unions and many households continue to be affected.