Germany vs Norway: Age at first marriage, male

Germany
33.9
in 2018
Norway
34.1
in 2018
Germany rank
15th
Norway rank
12th

Age at first marriage, male over time

  • Germany
  • Norway
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 29 28.7 0.3 Germany
1990s 29.45 30.73 1.28 Norway
2000s 33.17 32.43 0.7333 Germany
2010s 33.17 33.08 0.0833 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Germany or Norway?
Norway, at 34.1 against 33.9 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Germany and Norway?
0.2, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
14 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Germany and Norway rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
Germany ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th 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.