Age at first marriage, female in Greenland
Greenland: Age at first marriage, female was 32.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Greenland, 1970–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, female in Greenland stood at 32.9. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Greenland peaked at 32.9 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1970.
That places Greenland 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25 | — |
| 1974 | 25.4 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 25.8 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 26.9 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 27.5 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 27.9 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 28.2 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 28.5 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 29 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 29.4 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 29.6 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 29.9 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 30.3 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 30.7 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 31 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 31.1 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 31.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.5 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 31.3 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.8 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.2 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 31.5 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.3 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.4 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.9 | +1.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 32.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 32.9 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 | 26.46 | 25 | 27.6 | 7 |
| 1980s | 29.28 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.23 | 31 | 31.5 | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.85 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.95 | 31.2 | 32.9 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 360 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 369 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 397 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 403 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Greenland?
- Age at first marriage, female in Greenland was 32.9 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
- How does Greenland rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Greenland ranks 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.