Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Austria or United Kingdom?

Austria, at 27.1 against 27 in United Kingdom as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?

5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs United Kingdom: Age at first marriage, female

Austria

27.1

in 2011

United Kingdom

in 2011

Austria rank

49th

United Kingdom rank

50th

Age at first marriage, female over time

Austria
United Kingdom

How they compare

Austria currently reports 27.1 against 27 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.9	21.3	0.6	Austria
1980s	24.1	23.4	0.7	Austria
1990s	26.1	26.4	0.3	United Kingdom
2000s	26.6	26.3	0.3	Austria
2010s	27.1	27	0.1	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Austria or United Kingdom?: Austria, at 27.1 against 27 in United Kingdom as of 2011.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Austria and United Kingdom?: 0.1, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for age at first marriage, female?: Austria ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Age at first marriage, female
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 1,932 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females who marry before age 50. It is a synthetic indicator calculated from marital status categories of men and women aged 15 to 54 at the census or survey date.