Germany vs Sweden: Age at first marriage, female

Germany
31.7
in 2018
Sweden
31
in 2018
Germany rank
17th
Sweden rank
20th

Age at first marriage, female over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 31.7 against 31 in Sweden, a difference of 0.7.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sweden ahead.

Germany ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 166 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 26 30.5 4.5 Sweden
1990s 26.93 30.6 3.67 Sweden
2000s 30.53 32.3 1.77 Sweden
2010s 30.83 31.07 0.2333 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Germany or Sweden?
Germany, at 31.7 against 31 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Germany and Sweden?
0.7, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
Germany ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.