Canada vs United Kingdom: Age at first marriage, female
Canada
27.2
in 2016
United Kingdom
27
in 2011
Canada rank
47th
United Kingdom rank
50th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 27.2 against 27 in United Kingdom, 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 ranks 50th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 | 21.3 | 0.7 | Canada |
| 1980s | 24.35 | 24.6 | 0.25 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 26.12 | 27.05 | 0.9333 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 26.3 | 26.3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 26.9 | 27 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 27.2 against 27 in United Kingdom as of 2016.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.2, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Canada ranks 47th 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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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.