Age at first marriage, female in Belgium
Belgium: Age at first marriage, female was 26.3 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Belgium, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2011, age at first marriage, female in Belgium stood at 26.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Belgium peaked at 30.7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 1970.
That places Belgium 58th out of 166 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.4 | — |
| 1981 | 22.4 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 25.1 | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 28.7 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 28.2 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 28.4 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.5 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 29.8 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.7 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.3 | -14.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 88% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.25, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.9 | 25.1 | 28.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.47 | 28.2 | 30.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Belgium?
- Age at first marriage, female in Belgium was 26.3 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Belgium ranks 58th out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.