Denmark vs Ireland: Age at first marriage, male
Denmark
33.6
in 2018
Ireland
33.4
in 2016
Denmark rank
19th
Ireland rank
21st
Age at first marriage, male over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 33.6 against 33.4 in Ireland, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 21st of 144 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.35 | 25 | 1.35 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 29.93 | 25.78 | 4.15 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 28.65 | 28.62 | 0.025 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 32.8 | 32.23 | 0.5667 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 30.5 | 31.55 | 1.05 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 33.6 against 33.4 in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.2, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 21st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as Age at first marriage, male. 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, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males 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.