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
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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

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.