Germany vs Iceland: Age at first marriage, male
Germany
33.9
in 2018
Iceland
33.7
in 2018
Germany rank
15th
Iceland rank
17th
Age at first marriage, male over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 33.9 against 33.7 in Iceland, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and Iceland ranks 17th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29 | 28.9 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1990s | 29.45 | 31.07 | 1.62 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 33.6 | 29.7 | 3.9 | Germany |
| 2010s | 33.31 | 30.43 | 2.89 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Germany or Iceland?
- Germany, at 33.9 against 33.7 in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.2, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
- Germany ranks 15th 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
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.