France vs Germany: Age at first marriage, male
France
33.7
in 2013
Germany
33.9
in 2018
France rank
17th
Germany rank
15th
Age at first marriage, male over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 33.9 against 33.7 in France, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 17th and Germany ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5 | 29 | 1.5 | Germany |
| 1990s | 29.5 | 29.1 | 0.4 | France |
| 2000s | 32.6 | 32.6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 31.67 | 32.73 | 1.07 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, male, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 33.9 against 33.7 in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between France and Germany?
- 0.2, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2013.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
- France ranks 17th 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
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.