Men in the Czech Republic most often get married between the ages of 30 and 34, while brides usually marry between the ages of 25 and 29. According to ČSÚ statistics, 54,500 couples got married last year, which was 17 percent more than a year earlier. Some 19,300 marriages ended in divorce last year, a year-on-year decrease of 1,800. Marriages with foreigners made up 12.3 percent of all unions.