Iceland vs Ireland: Age at first marriage, female
Iceland
32.4
in 2018
Ireland
32.4
in 2016
Iceland rank
8th
Ireland rank
8th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 32.4 against 32.4 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 8th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.3 | 23.1 | 0.2 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 26.27 | 24.73 | 1.54 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 29.12 | 27.73 | 1.4 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 27.7 | 31.25 | 3.55 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 27.6 | 30.45 | 2.85 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Iceland or Ireland?
- Iceland, at 32.4 against 32.4 in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2016.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 8th 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.