Age at first marriage, female in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Age at first marriage, female was 29.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Liechtenstein, 1980–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 29.9 for age at first marriage, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Liechtenstein peaked at 29.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24, in 1980.
Liechtenstein ranks 31st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24 | — |
| 1981 | 24.6 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 24.9 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 25.6 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 25.8 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 26.1 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 28 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 28.3 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.9 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.5 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.8 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.3 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.7 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9 | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 29.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 29.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.25, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.14 | 24 | 26.1 | 7 |
| 1990s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.94 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.84 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More gender data for Liechtenstein
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 173 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 201 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 176 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 203 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 176 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 177 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 183 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 188 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Liechtenstein?
- Age at first marriage, female in Liechtenstein was 29.9 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 1980.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Liechtenstein ranks 31st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.