Bulgaria vs Iceland: Age at first marriage, female
Bulgaria
32.6
in 2018
Iceland
32.4
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
7th
Iceland rank
8th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Bulgaria
- Iceland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 32.6 against 32.4 in Iceland, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iceland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 8th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8 | 22.2 | 1.4 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 21.1 | 26.1 | 5 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 31.22 | 28.55 | 2.67 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Bulgaria or Iceland?
- Bulgaria, at 32.6 against 32.4 in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 0.2, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.