Merging populations - Issue number 29/2012


A look at marriages with foreign-born persons in European countries

Mixed marriages have long been considered important indicators of the social integration of immigrants, as well as potential factors of social and cultural change. By using data from two EU surveys, the percentage of persons in mixed marriage is estimated in 30 European countries over recent years. Across Europe, for the period 2008-10, on average one in 12 married persons was in a mixed marriage.