Ireland vs Sweden: Age at first marriage, male

Ireland
33.4
in 2016
Sweden
33.2
in 2018
Ireland rank
21st
Sweden rank
22nd

Age at first marriage, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 33.4 against 33.2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 144 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 25 28.1 3.1 Sweden
1980s 25.97 31.21 5.24 Sweden
1990s 28.97 33.27 4.3 Sweden
2000s 32.23 34.4 2.17 Sweden
2010s 31.55 33.15 1.6 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Ireland or Sweden?
Ireland, at 33.4 against 33.2 in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Ireland and Sweden?
0.2, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
Ireland ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd 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.