Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends in Nizhny Tagil in 1990–2020

The article analyses the changes in marriage and family relations of the population of Nizhny Tagil in 1990–2020 based on the data of the current statistical records and the census of 2010. The marriage rates in the city varied in waves influenced by changes in the number of Tagil residents at a young marriageable age. There was a gradual shift in the registration of marriages to a more mature age. The wide spread of repeated and unregistered marriages in the city, as well as high divorce rates indicate a violation of the stability of marriage, which negatively affects the reproduction of the population. To increase the birth rate, measures aimed at strengthening the family are necessary.