Hong Kong vs Macao: Age at first marriage, female
Hong Kong
29.9
in 2016
Macao
30.3
in 2011
Hong Kong rank
31st
Macao rank
28th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 30.3 against 29.9 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.4.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 31st and Macao ranks 28th of 166 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3 | 26.9 | 1.6 | Macao |
| 1990s | 27.7 | 26.4 | 1.3 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 29.9 | 27.95 | 1.95 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 30.3 | 30.3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 30.3 against 29.9 in Hong Kong as of 2011.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.4, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 31st and Macao ranks 28th 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.