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
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
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.