Republic of Korea vs Norway: Age at first marriage, male
Republic of Korea
33.9
in 2015
Norway
34.1
in 2018
Republic of Korea rank
15th
Norway rank
12th
Age at first marriage, male over time
- Republic of Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 34.1 against 33.9 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 144 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3 | 24.9 | 2.4 | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 27.3 | 26.3 | 1 | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 28.5 | 30.5 | 2 | Norway |
| 2000s | 31.15 | 33.85 | 2.7 | Norway |
| 2010s | 33.55 | 33.85 | 0.3 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Republic of Korea or Norway?
- Norway, at 34.1 against 33.9 in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Republic of Korea and Norway?
- 0.2, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Republic of Korea and Norway rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
- Republic of Korea 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.