Canada vs Spain: Age at first marriage, female
Canada
27.2
in 2016
Spain
27.7
in 2011
Canada rank
47th
Spain rank
44th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 27.7 against 27.2 in Canada, a difference of 0.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 47th and Spain ranks 44th of 166 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7 | 23.9 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1990s | 27.1 | 26 | 1.1 | Canada |
| 2000s | 26.3 | 29.3 | 3 | Spain |
| 2010s | 26.9 | 27.7 | 0.8 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 27.7 against 27.2 in Canada as of 2011.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Canada and Spain?
- 0.5, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Canada ranks 47th and Spain ranks 44th 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.