Age at first marriage, female in Finland
Finland: Age at first marriage, female was 30.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Finland, 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 Finland is 30.7, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Finland peaked at 30.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.5, in 1970.
That places Finland 24th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.5 | — |
| 1972 | 22.8 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 23.1 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 23.3 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 23.6 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 23.8 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 24.1 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 24.6 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 24.9 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 25.2 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 25.4 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 25.8 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 26.1 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 26.5 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 26.8 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 27.3 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 27.9 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 28.2 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 29 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.6 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 29.8 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.3 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.4 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.3 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.2 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.2 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 30.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Finland's 30.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.25, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.38 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.84 | 24.6 | 27.3 | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.1 | 27.9 | 30 | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.44 | 30.3 | 30.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.31 | 30.1 | 30.7 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 23 Switzerland 30.9 compare
- 24 Luxembourg 30.7 compare
- 26 New Zealand 30.5 compare
- 27 Latvia 30.4 compare
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,869 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,869 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1211 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Finland?
- Age at first marriage, female in Finland was 30.7 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 in 1970.
- How does Finland rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.