Title: Marriage and intermarriage in Belgium: indications culled from registration data.

POPLINE Document Number: 229287

Author(s):

Wijewickrema S

Source citation:

Brussels, Belgium, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Interuniversity Programme in Demography, 1989. 22, [11] p. (IPD Working Paper No. 1989-1)

Abstract:

Using nationality-specific census data, the author examines nuptiality patterns of natives and foreigners in Belgium for the period 1947 to 1985, with a focus on intermarriage between the two groups. An increase in the incidence of such marriages is noted. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

Belgium
Europe, Western
Europe
Nuptiality
Marriage
Marriage Patterns
Nationality
Native-Born
Migrants
Foreigners
Developed Countries
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Migration
Population Dynamics