Age at first marriage, female in France
France: Age at first marriage, female was 32 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in France, 1970–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2013, age at first marriage, female in France stood at 32. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in France peaked at 32 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.1, in 1974.
That places France 14th out of 166 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.3 | — |
| 1971 | 22.3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.2 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.1 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 23 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 22.2 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 22.5 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 22.7 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 23 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 23.2 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 24.4 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 25 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 24.7 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 25.1 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 25.6 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 26 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 26.4 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 27.7 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 27.2 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 30.1 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 30.2 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.5 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 31 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.7 | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 25.6 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 32 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 32 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- France's 32 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.25, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age at first marriage, female in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -26.8% | 31 | 22.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.38 | 22.1 | 23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.8 | 23 | 26.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.33 | 27.2 | 30.1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.08 | 22.7 | 31 | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.87 | 25.6 | 32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 58,516 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.327 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in France?
- Age at first marriage, female in France was 32 in 2013, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2012.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 in 1974.
- How does France rank for age at first marriage, female?
- France ranks 14th out of 166 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.