This reason young people no longer want to get married

Expenditure, personality, end of romanticism. If marriage maintains sentimental value to the majority of the French people, they deviate from it. The number of unions has really stopped falling since 1970. Aged 400,000 per year in 2023 for 240,000. This, financial weight and more modern vision of involvement. This is revealed on Thursday, June 5, 2025. As a result of the study published on June 5, on behalf of Ymanci credit broker. LED 18 and older, including 1,074 married or has been aimed at understanding the perception of marriage, its value and French financing methods.

If 64% of respondents still consider the union proof of love, only 15% sees a formality and 14% with a tradition or religion. But there is a fracture of generation behind these numbers. The youngest is much less prone to diving.

Divorce and ceremonies very expensive

The first brake. The fear of divorce, which scares 37% of the interviewers. The fear progressed by 45% of young people under 35. The second brake. Money. One of the three French people quotes the value of the ceremony as a major obstacle. For 45% of respondents, a “normal” wedding should cost 5,000 to 10,000 euros. Others are targeted on top. 29% believe that 10,000 to 20,000 euros budget is acceptable. But this cost continues to be luxury. 30% judge the total amount too high. An amount of money that many couples should only suppose.

Indeed, if 63% of respondents say they were drawn out of their savings, only 33% received family assistance. This assistance among young people, even by 22%, than 41% over the age of 65.

Marriage Agreement, Angry Youth

Another sensitive theme. The marriage contract. If it remains a minority, it is quite well understood, 51% of respondents consider it mutual protection, 27% as a financial guarantee, in case of separation. The trend is reversed to the age of 35 years. 44% believe that the marriage agreement “kills romanticism” by 37% of 35-44 children and more than 65s by only 26%.