Denmark vs Sweden: Age at first marriage, male

Denmark
33.6
in 2018
Sweden
33.2
in 2018
Denmark rank
19th
Sweden rank
22nd

Age at first marriage, male over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 33.6 against 33.2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.4.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 144 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 26.17 27.79 1.62 Sweden
1980s 29.71 30.68 0.9667 Sweden
1990s 28.4 33.38 4.98 Sweden
2000s 32.79 34.24 1.45 Sweden
2010s 32.59 33.19 0.6 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 33.6 against 33.2 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Denmark and Sweden?
0.4, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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

Indicator
Age at first marriage, male
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,646 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

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.