Ireland vs Netherlands: Age at first marriage, female
Ireland
32.4
in 2016
Netherlands
32.4
in 2018
Ireland rank
8th
Netherlands rank
8th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 32.4 against 32.4 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.3 | 22.45 | 0.85 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 24.73 | 25.16 | 0.4286 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 27.27 | 27.62 | 0.35 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 31.4 | 30.7 | 0.7 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 30.45 | 29.25 | 1.2 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at 32.4 against 32.4 in Netherlands as of 2016.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Ireland ranks 8th and Netherlands 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.