Age at first marriage, female in Norway
Norway: Age at first marriage, female was 32.1 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 32.1. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Norway peaked at 32.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.9, in 1970.
That places Norway 13th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.9 | — |
| 1972 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 22.4 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 22.7 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 23 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 23.3 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 23.7 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 24 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 24.4 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 24.7 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 25.2 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 25.6 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 26 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 26.4 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 26.8 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 27.1 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 28 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 27.9 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 28.3 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 29.9 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 30.3 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.8 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 31.4 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 26.7 | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 31.4 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.6 | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 31.8 | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 32.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Norway's 32.1 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 | 22.59 | 21.9 | 23.7 | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.58 | 24 | 27.1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.29 | 27.9 | 30.8 | 8 |
| 2000s | 31.13 | 26.7 | 31.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.23 | 26.6 | 32.1 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Norway?
- Age at first marriage, female in Norway was 32.1 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.