Age at first marriage, female in Poland
Poland: Age at first marriage, female was 26.6 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Poland, 1972–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2011, age at first marriage, female in Poland stood at 26.6. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Poland peaked at 26.6 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22, in 1972.
That places Poland 52nd out of 166 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22 | — |
| 1974 | 22.3 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 22.5 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 22.6 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 22.8 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 23 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 24.4 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 24.7 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 25 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.6 | +5.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 26.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 89% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Poland's 26.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.25, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.27 | 22 | 22.5 | 3 |
| 1980s | 22.8 | 22.6 | 23 | 3 |
| 1990s | 24.48 | 23.1 | 25.2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Poland?
- Age at first marriage, female in Poland was 26.6 in 2011, 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 1972.
- How does Poland rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Poland ranks 52nd out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.