Finland vs Latvia: Age at first marriage, female
Finland
30.7
in 2018
Latvia
30.4
in 2018
Finland rank
24th
Latvia rank
27th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 30.7 against 30.4 in Latvia, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 27th of 166 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.3 | 21.9 | 2.4 | Finland |
| 1980s | 27.3 | 22.2 | 5.1 | Finland |
| 2000s | 30.42 | 28.32 | 2.1 | Finland |
| 2010s | 30.34 | 29.84 | 0.5 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Finland or Latvia?
- Finland, at 30.7 against 30.4 in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.3, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Finland ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 27th 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.