Italy vs Norway: Age at first marriage, female
Italy
32.2
in 2018
Norway
32.1
in 2018
Italy rank
12th
Norway rank
13th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 32.2 against 32.1 in Norway, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Norway ranks 13th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.45 | 22.05 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1980s | 23.2 | 24.4 | 1.2 | Norway |
| 1990s | 27.25 | 29.35 | 2.1 | Norway |
| 2000s | 29.41 | 31.06 | 1.65 | Norway |
| 2010s | 31.19 | 31.14 | 0.0429 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 32.2 against 32.1 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Italy and Norway?
- 0.1, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Italy ranks 12th and Norway ranks 13th 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.