Marriages Involving Minors
According to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1,828 marriage licenses were issued in the last 5 years to a
couple in which at least one party was a minor. 7

Number of Marriages by Year by Spouse Age8
Spouse 1

Spouse 2

13 years

16-17 Years
15 Years
18-19 years
20-24 years
16-17 years
18-19 years
20-24 years
25-29 years
35-39 years
15 Years
16-17 Years
18-19 years
20-24 years
25-29 years
30-34 years
35-39 years
40-44 years
90-94 years
15 Years
16-17 Years
14 years
15 Years
16-17 Years
15 Years
16-17 Years
14 years
15 Years
16-17 Years
16-17 Years
16-17 Years

14 years

15 Years

16-17 Years

18-19 years

20-24 years

25-29 years

30-34 years
35-39 years
40-44 years
Totals

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

1
1
1
3
4

2

2

1

2

1
3
1

1
1
3
30
195
163
28
7
2

2
21
145
135
25
2
1

21
136
118
26
2
2

19
128
124
38
3
1

25
113
85
18
4
1
1

18

21

35

5

8

21

2

2

4

1

1
1
1
1
350

311

1
1
19

5
1
2
1
1

467

1
16
1
1
7
1

1

364

336

7

Id.
Email from Bryan P Wendel, Government Analyst II with the Office of Legislative Planning, Florida Department of Health, RE: SB 140
- Statistics (10/23/2017); Marriages Under 18 (Years 2012-2016), Email attachment supplied by Gary Sammet, Bureau of Vital
Statistics, Department of Health (Oct. 25, 2017) (on file with the Judiciary Committee).
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DATE: 2/2/2018

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