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{"claimId":"kyzylorda_marriage_rate_2025","topic":"regions","period":"2025","metric":"Marriage rate","value":5.06,"unit":"per 1000 people","geography":"Kyzylorda Region","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Lowest cited regional marriage rate."}
{"claimId":"urban_marriages_2025","topic":"marriages","period":"2025","metric":"Urban registered marriages","value":78900,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Urban registrations accounted for 68.1%."}
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{"claimId":"first_marriage_age_women_2025","topic":"age","period":"2025","metric":"Average age at first marriage for women","value":25.3,"unit":"years","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Average female age at first marriage."}
{"claimId":"first_marriage_men_share_2025","topic":"marriage_order","period":"2025","metric":"Men entering marriage for first time","value":77,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Share among newly married men."}
{"claimId":"first_marriage_women_share_2025","topic":"marriage_order","period":"2025","metric":"Women entering marriage for first time","value":78,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Share among newly married women."}
{"claimId":"july_marriages_2025","topic":"seasonality","period":"2025","metric":"July marriages","value":12955,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Highest monthly number in 2025."}
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{"claimId":"june_marriages_2025","topic":"seasonality","period":"2025","metric":"June marriages","value":11848,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Third-highest monthly number in 2025."}
{"claimId":"summer_marriages_2025","topic":"seasonality","period":"2025","metric":"June-August marriages","value":37221,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"Vverx Flowers calculation from The Astana Times data","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Calculated as June 11,848 + July 12,955 + August 12,418."}
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{"claimId":"monoethnic_marriages_share_2025","topic":"marriage_profile","period":"2025","metric":"Monoethnic marriages","value":80.4,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Share of marriages classified as monoethnic."}
{"claimId":"interethnic_marriages_share_2025","topic":"marriage_profile","period":"2025","metric":"Interethnic marriages","value":19.6,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Share of marriages classified as interethnic."}
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{"claimId":"divorce_rate_2025","topic":"divorces","period":"2025","metric":"Divorce rate","value":2.24,"unit":"per 1000 people","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Overall divorce rate in 2025."}
{"claimId":"divorces_urban_share_2025","topic":"divorces","period":"2025","metric":"Urban share of divorces","value":74.4,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Share of divorces occurring in urban areas."}
{"claimId":"divorces_one_to_four_years_2025","topic":"divorces","period":"2025","metric":"Divorces among marriages lasting 1-4 years","value":35,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2026/03/astana-leads-marriage-rates-as-kazakhstan-registers-115900-marriages-in-2025/","notes":"Largest cited divorce-duration segment."}
{"claimId":"avg_august_marriages_2015_2024","topic":"seasonality","period":"2015-2024","metric":"Average August marriages","value":14900,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"Qazinform / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://qazinform.com/news/more-couples-marry-in-august-than-any-other-month-in-kazakhstan-statistics-show-5f440b","notes":"Average August marriages over 2015-2024."}
{"claimId":"august_marriages_peak_2016","topic":"seasonality","period":"2016","metric":"Peak August marriages","value":16900,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"Qazinform / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://qazinform.com/news/more-couples-marry-in-august-than-any-other-month-in-kazakhstan-statistics-show-5f440b","notes":"Highest August figure cited for the 2015-2024 period."}
{"claimId":"june_marriages_2024","topic":"seasonality","period":"2024","metric":"June marriages","value":11600,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"Qazinform / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://qazinform.com/news/more-couples-marry-in-august-than-any-other-month-in-kazakhstan-statistics-show-5f440b","notes":"June overtook September in recent years."}
{"claimId":"september_marriages_2024","topic":"seasonality","period":"2024","metric":"September marriages","value":10800,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"Qazinform / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://qazinform.com/news/more-couples-marry-in-august-than-any-other-month-in-kazakhstan-statistics-show-5f440b","notes":"Comparison month for June 2024."}
{"claimId":"lowest_month_april_2020","topic":"seasonality","period":"2020","metric":"Lowest monthly marriages in decade","value":3800,"unit":"marriages","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"Qazinform / Bureau of National Statistics","sourceUrl":"https://qazinform.com/news/more-couples-marry-in-august-than-any-other-month-in-kazakhstan-statistics-show-5f440b","notes":"Pandemic low in April 2020."}
{"claimId":"ceremony_debt_risk_2024","topic":"wedding_cost_attitudes","period":"2024","metric":"Households unable to afford ceremonies without debt","value":34,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / Bureau of National Statistics / KIPD","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2025/01/kazakh-families-uphold-marriage-traditions-as-costly-weddings-lose-appeal-survey-finds/","notes":"BNS household survey cited in Astana Times article."}
{"claimId":"lavish_wedding_credit_support_2024","topic":"wedding_cost_attitudes","period":"2024","metric":"Positive attitude toward lavish weddings on credit","value":35.7,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / KIPD","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2025/01/kazakh-families-uphold-marriage-traditions-as-costly-weddings-lose-appeal-survey-finds/","notes":"KIPD report cited by Astana Times."}
{"claimId":"lavish_wedding_credit_opposition_2024","topic":"wedding_cost_attitudes","period":"2024","metric":"Oppose lavish weddings on credit","value":60,"unit":"percent","geography":"Kazakhstan","sourceName":"The Astana Times / KIPD","sourceUrl":"https://astanatimes.com/2025/01/kazakh-families-uphold-marriage-traditions-as-costly-weddings-lose-appeal-survey-finds/","notes":"Reported as over 60%; value stored as lower-bound 60."}