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demographic2021

Mean age of women at first marriage

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•41 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
30.4years
Median: 30.7years
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Spain
34.9years
Lowest
Israel
24.9years
Top 5 Countries
1Spain34.9years
2Sweden34.8years
3Norway34.1years
4Italy33.6years
5France33.1years
By Region
South America31.5years(1 countries)
Europe31.1years(30 countries)
Oceania29.4years(2 countries)
Asia28.4years(3 countries)
North America28.3years(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (24.9years)High (34.9years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.4years)

South America (1)
Europe (30)
Oceania (2)
Asia (3)
North America (3)
Other (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Spain34.9years
2Sweden34.8years
3Norway34.1years
4Italy33.6years
5France33.1years
6Denmark33.0years
7Iceland32.4years
8Portugal32.3years
9Luxembourg32.1years
10United Kingdom32.1years
11Austria32.0years
12Belgium32.0years
13Finland31.9years
14Ireland31.9years
15Netherlands31.8years
16Chile31.5years
17Germany31.2years
18Slovenia31.1years
19Switzerland30.9years
20South Korea30.8years
21Greece30.7years
22Estonia29.9years
23Latvia29.8years
24Czech Republic29.7years
25New Zealand29.6years
26Hungary29.5years
27Japan29.4years
28Malta29.2years
29Australia29.2years
30Canada28.9years
31Slovakia28.8years
32Croatia28.7years
33United States of America28.6years
34Lithuania28.4years
35Bulgaria28.1years
36Poland27.9years
37Cyprus27.7years
38Mexico27.5years
39Romania27.3years
40Türkiye25.2years
41Israel24.9years
Showing 41 of 41 countries

Topics

#demographic#years#mean#age#women#first#marriage

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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