France vs Iceland: Age at first marriage, male

France
33.7
in 2013
Iceland
33.7
in 2018
France rank
17th
Iceland rank
17th

Age at first marriage, male over time

  • France
  • Iceland
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How they compare

France currently reports 33.7 against 33.7 in Iceland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1974 it was France ahead.

France ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 17th of 144 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 24.77 24.72 0.05 France
1980s 26.77 27.75 0.98 Iceland
1990s 30.4 30.07 0.3333 France
2000s 33 29.6 3.4 France
2010s 31.67 29.83 1.83 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, male, France or Iceland?
France, at 33.7 against 33.7 in Iceland as of 2013.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between France and Iceland?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
23 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2013.
How do France and Iceland rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
France ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 17th 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.