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Las Vegas weddings from Ireland: 204 licenses in 2025

On recent licenses from Ireland, 33.1% of partners were under 35, below the 42.7% across all couples.

Data and content checked: 2026-11-11

204Licenses in 2025
752Licenses, 2021 to 2025
1.0%Change on 2024
ninthRank among overseas origins

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After 206 licenses in 2024, couples from Ireland obtained 204 in 2025. The Ireland difference amounts to 1.0%.

Couples from Ireland took out 215 licenses in 2007, the highest published annual count; the low was 38 in 2020.

The percentage setback in the published Ireland series occurred in 2020, when 38 licenses followed 142 the previous year.

Ireland recorded its annual percentage growth in 2010: 13.1%, reaching 207 licenses.

Aggregate counts, with exact figures in the tableBar lengths show the displayed counts. Suppressed values have no bar. The table gives exact published values.20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202220242025
Licenses issued by year, 2007 to 2025. 2022 to 22 December.
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Licenses issued by year, 2007 to 2025. 2022 to 22 December.
License issue yearLicenses issued
2007215
2008189
2009183
2010207
2011175
2012168
2013168
2014180
2015188
2016201
2017194
2018181
2019142
202038
2021fewer than 10
2022170
2023withheld
2024206
2025204

First marriages for both partners numbered 574 in the Ireland group, alongside 178 couples in which someone had married before. Ireland's both-first-marriage share reached 76.3%, or 26.15 percentage points above the 50.2% across all couples.

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Licenses by reported marriage history. 2021 to 2025, with 2022 to 22 December
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Licenses by reported marriage history. 2021 to 2025, with 2022 to 22 December
CategoryLicenses issued
Both first marriage574
At least one repeat marriage178
Unclassified history0

For Ireland, April and September shared the leading monthly total of 106 licenses each, or 14.1% apiece of the recent count. At the other end was January, with 34 licenses; April recorded 72 more. September followed with 106 licenses.

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Licenses by month of issue. 2021 to 2025, with 2022 to 22 December
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Licenses by month of issue. 2021 to 2025, with 2022 to 22 December
CategoryLicenses issued
January34
February50
March69
April106
May57
June45
July41
August61
September106
October84
November58
December41

For all origins combined, the April share was 9.70%; Ireland's 14.10% was 4.40 percentage points above that countywide seasonal benchmark. Third in the Ireland month counts was October at 84 licenses, after the leading April and September totals. Combining April, September and October gives 296 licenses from Ireland, a 39.4% share of 752 recent licenses; those same months accounted for 29.1% of all-origin licenses in 2021 to 2025.

The most common published ages among Ireland partners were 30-34, a group of 364 people. Second place in the Ireland age profile went to 35-39, numbering 318 people. The Ireland share aged 30-34 was 24.2%, above the 19.3% countywide share for those ages. The under-35 share was 33.1% for Ireland and 42.7% countywide, putting this origin lower on that measure. The next largest published Ireland age band was 40-44 at 262 partners, then 45-49 at 174, following the first two groups in the recent window.

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People by age band, license year minus birth year. 2021 to 2025, with 2022 to 22 December
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People by age band, license year minus birth year. 2021 to 2025, with 2022 to 22 December
Age bandPeople
20-2413
25-29121
30-34364
35-39318
40-44262
45-49174
50-54143
55-5964
60-6428
65-6910
70-74fewer than 10
75-79fewer than 10

With 752 recent licenses, Ireland sits beside the Netherlands in the published overseas list; that origin contributed 661. Ranked by 2025 licenses, Ireland was ninth among recognized overseas origins; by pooled recent licenses, its published-page rank was tenth. For Ireland, the recent recorded average was 150.4 licenses per file year across 2021 to 2025, a window that includes 2022 through 22 December.

Before you travel: Ireland government guidance on marrying abroad.

The Ireland series includes 215 in 2007, 142 in 2019, 38 in 2020 along the way. Against 2019, couples from Ireland recorded 43.7% more licenses in 2025. Ireland's 752 licenses made up 0.20% of the 375,664 countywide count across 2021 to 2025. Looking only at 2025, 0.29% of the county's 70,598 licenses came from Ireland. In 2007, 215 licenses from Ireland made up 0.20% of 107,901 across the county, giving an earlier point for its share of total demand.

Plan the $102 license visit

Planning a Las Vegas wedding from Ireland starts with the $102 license and the joint collection visit described in the marriage license guide. The certificate you take home to Ireland costs $20 a copy, ordered after recording; allow for the officiant's 10-day filing deadline after the ceremony, then follow the certified-copy guide for the ordering routes and information to have ready.