Marriages were down 6.7% in the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, while gay unions were up 7.3%, Istat said Friday.
    Some 56.1% of the gay unions involved men, said the national stats agency.
    In 2023, Istat said, marriages were down 2.6& to 184,207 compared to 2022, and church weddings fell by 8.2% on the previous year, accentuating a long downward trend.
   

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