Weddings in numbers
Weddings in France in numbers, with sources
How many weddings a year, what the day costs, how long couples plan: the figures that come up most, as published by INSEE (the French national statistics office) and by a large industry study, with a link to each source.
How many weddings in France
- 248,174
- weddings held in France in 2024
Of which 241,428 between people of different sexes and 6,746 between people of the same sex.
Source : INSEE
- 241,080
- weddings in 2023
About 7,100 fewer than in 2024: a rise of around 2.9%, calculated from the two figures INSEE published.
Source : INSEE
- 3%
- of 2024 weddings were between people of the same sex
INSEE’s 2024 data are final. This is the share in the title of the publication itself.
Source : INSEE
What a wedding costs and takes
- €19,293
- average budget for a wedding held in 2025
Excluding the engagement ring and the honeymoon, and down 3% on 2024, according to the Mariages.net study.
Source : Mariages.net
- 15 months
- of planning on average
The average planning time in the same study. A useful order of magnitude when you book a venue and suppliers.
Source : Mariages.net
How to read these figures
INSEE’s figures count every wedding held in France: they come from civil registry data and are final for 2024. They say nothing about budgets or the size of the party.
The average budget comes from a survey, not a census: the Mariages.net study questions 1,304 French couples married in 2025 who had an account on the site and replied to an email invitation. Couples who plan online are therefore over-represented, and a very simple or very private wedding is less visible. Take it as a benchmark, not a rule.
For your own budget, the most useful starting point is your guest count: it explains most of the gap between a small wedding and a large reception.
Sources
Every figure on this page points to a page you can open. Here are the three, with their dates. They are in French.
- INSEE : Bilan démographique 2025 (Insee Première no. 2087) · 13 January 2026
- INSEE : Les mariages en 2024 et en séries longues (Insee Résultats) · 23 April 2026
- Mariages.net : Rapport sur le Secteur Nuptial 2026 (weddings held in 2025) · 2026 edition
Figures read and checked on the source pages in October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Write to us: we correct it and date the correction.
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