Netherlands vs Norway: Age at first marriage, male
Netherlands
34.3
in 2018
Norway
34.1
in 2018
Netherlands rank
9th
Norway rank
12th
Age at first marriage, male over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 34.3 against 34.1 in Norway, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th of 144 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4 | 25.14 | 0.2556 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 27.61 | 27.91 | 0.3 | Norway |
| 1990s | 30.54 | 31.6 | 1.06 | Norway |
| 2000s | 33.24 | 33.06 | 0.18 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 33.41 | 33.21 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 34.3 against 34.1 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.2, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
- Netherlands ranks 9th 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.