Nearly 80 thousand marriages in six months - the Ministry of Justice reported where in Ukraine people get married most often

In the first half of 2026, 79,516 marriages were registered in Ukraine, with nearly 40% of couples using the online registration service. The most new families were created in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Lviv regions. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

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According to the Ministry of Justice, during the first six months of the year, the state civil registration authorities registered 79,516 marriages.

At the same time, more and more Ukrainians are choosing digital government services. Thus, 30,488 couples, or 38.3% of the total number of newlyweds, officially married thanks to the online marriage registration service.

The most new families during this period were created in:

• Kyiv – 19,928;

• Dnipropetrovsk region – 15,545;

• Lviv region – 8,909;

• Kyiv region – 3,333;

• Odesa region – 3,262.

Also among the leading regions in terms of the number of registered marriages are Kharkiv (3,215), Vinnytsia (2,321), Poltava (2,128), Khmelnytskyi (1,930), and Cherkasy (1,916) regions.

The Ministry of Justice reminded that today state marriage registration has become as accessible as possible. An application can be submitted to any civil registry office regardless of place of residence, or the entire procedure can be completed remotely using the online registration service.

State marriage registration has become as simple and accessible as possible. An application can be submitted to any civil registry office of the Ministry of Justice at the choice of the bride and groom, or you can use the online marriage registration service and complete the entire procedure remotely

The department also congratulated the newlyweds and wished every Ukrainian family mutual understanding and a happy shared future.

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