Age at first marriage, female in Slovenia
Slovenia: Age at first marriage, female was 34 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Slovenia, 1991–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, female in Slovenia stood at 34.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Slovenia peaked at 34.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 1991.
Slovenia ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.8 | — |
| 1995 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.7 | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 29.5 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 29.8 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.3 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 30.6 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.9 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.2 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.6 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.5 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 32.9 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 33.2 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.7 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 33.6 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 33.8 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.6 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 34.1 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 34.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 | -0.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.13 | 24.8 | 28.7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.03 | 29.5 | 32.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.11 | 30.6 | 34.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More gender data for Slovenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 279.92 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,819 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,819 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0231 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 8,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 8,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Slovenia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Slovenia was 34 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Slovenia ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.