Age at first marriage, female in Austria
Austria: Age at first marriage, female was 27.1 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Austria, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Austria is 27.1, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Austria peaked at 27.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.9, in 1971.
Austria ranks 49th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.3 | — |
| 1971 | 21.9 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 21.9 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 22.3 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.7 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 23 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 23.3 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 23.6 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 23.5 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.1 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 26.1 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 26.6 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 27.1 | +1.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 27.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 91% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Austria's 27.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.25, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.39 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.73 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Austria?
- Age at first marriage, female in Austria was 27.1 in 2011, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Austria ranks 49th out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as part of Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females 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.