Age at first marriage, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Age at first marriage, female was 32.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Netherlands, 1970–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 32.4 for age at first marriage, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Netherlands peaked at 32.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.9, in 1972.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22 | — |
| 1971 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 21.9 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 22.5 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 22.8 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 23.2 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 23.5 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 23.8 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 24.2 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 24.6 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 25.2 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 25.6 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 26 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 26.3 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 26.7 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 27.1 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27.6 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 27.9 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 28.2 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 28.6 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 28.9 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 29.3 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 30.4 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 29.9 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.7 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 31 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 31.2 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.2 | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 32 | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 32.2 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.4 | +0.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 32.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 32.4 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 | 22.19 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.91 | 23.2 | 26.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.98 | 26.9 | 29.3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.75 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.26 | 26.2 | 32.4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Netherlands?
- Age at first marriage, female in Netherlands was 32.4 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 in 1972.
- How does Netherlands rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.