Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Age at first marriage, female

Canada
27.2
in 2016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
27
in 2011
Canada rank
47th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
50th

Age at first marriage, female over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 27.2 against 27 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 47th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 50th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 22 21.3 0.7 Canada
1980s 24.35 24.6 0.25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 26.12 27.05 0.9333 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 26.3 26.3 0
2010s 26.9 27 0.1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Canada, at 27.2 against 27 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2016.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.2, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
Canada ranks 47th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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About this data

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

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.