Faroe Islands vs Germany: Age at first marriage, male

Faroe Islands
34.1
in 2018
Germany
33.9
in 2018
Faroe Islands rank
12th
Germany rank
15th

Age at first marriage, male over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Germany
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 34.1 against 33.9 in Germany, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th of 144 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 30.95 29.45 1.5 Faroe Islands
2010s 33.93 33.17 0.7667 Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Faroe Islands or Germany?
Faroe Islands, at 34.1 against 33.9 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Faroe Islands and Germany?
0.2, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Germany?
8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Faroe Islands and Germany rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
Faroe Islands ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th 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.