Canada vs South Africa: Age at first marriage, female
Canada
27.2
in 2016
South Africa
27.2
in 2016
Canada rank
47th
South Africa rank
47th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 27.2 against 27.2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 47th of 166 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.75 | 25.9 | 2.15 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 26.5 | 27.2 | 0.7 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 26.7 | 28 | 1.3 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 27.05 | 27.6 | 0.55 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 27.2 against 27.2 in South Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Canada and South Africa?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Canada ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 47th 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.