Age at first marriage, female in Denmark
Denmark: Age at first marriage, female was 31.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Denmark, 1970–2018
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 Denmark is 31.9, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Denmark peaked at 31.9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.1, in 1970.
Denmark ranks 15th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.1 | — |
| 1971 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 22.4 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 22.7 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 23.1 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 23.4 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 23.7 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 24 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 24.3 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 24.8 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 25.2 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 25.6 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 26.1 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 26.7 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 27.1 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 27.5 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 27.9 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 28.3 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 29.3 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 24.5 | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 29.8 | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 25 | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.7 | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.4 | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1 | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 31.3 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.5 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.7 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 31.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 31.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.25, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.27 | 22.1 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27 | 25.2 | 28.6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 26.26 | 24.5 | 29.8 | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.82 | 30.7 | 30.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.82 | 25.4 | 31.9 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More gender data for Denmark
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 936.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1147 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,145 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,145 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2008 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Denmark?
- Age at first marriage, female in Denmark was 31.9 in 2018, 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9 in 2017.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.