France vs Italy: Age at first marriage, female
France
32
in 2013
Italy
32.2
in 2018
France rank
14th
Italy rank
12th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 32.2 against 32 in France, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 14th and Italy ranks 12th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.23 | 22.5 | 0.2667 | Italy |
| 1980s | 23.2 | 23.2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 28.65 | 27.25 | 1.4 | France |
| 2000s | 27.8 | 28.67 | 0.8667 | Italy |
| 2010s | 29.87 | 30.47 | 0.6 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 32.2 against 32 in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between France and Italy?
- 0.2, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- France ranks 14th and Italy ranks 12th 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.