Among adults ages 18 to 34, 69% of those who have never been married say they want to get married one day. About a quarter (23%) say they’re not sure, and 8% say they don’t want to get married. Men and women are about equally likely to say they want to get married.
When asked about having children, 51% of young adults who are not parents say they would like to have children one day. Three-in-ten say they’re not sure, and 18% say they don’t want to have children.
While 57% of young men say they want children one day, a smaller share of young women (45%) say the same.
69% of Americans ages 18 to 34 who’ve never been married say they’d like to marry someday. And 51% of that age group who don’t have children say they’d like to be parents eventually. https://t.co/S5zg43HjYq
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) February 16, 2024