Faroe Islands vs Germany: Age at first marriage, female
Faroe Islands
31
in 2018
Germany
31.7
in 2018
Faroe Islands rank
20th
Germany rank
17th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Faroe Islands
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 31.7 against 31 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.7.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Germany ranks 17th of 166 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.25 | 26.65 | 1.6 | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 31.02 | 30.85 | 0.1667 | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Faroe Islands or Germany?
- Germany, at 31.7 against 31 in Faroe Islands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Faroe Islands and Germany?
- 0.7, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Germany?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Faroe Islands and Germany rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Germany ranks 17th 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.