Age at first marriage, male in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Age at first marriage, male was 34.1 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Faroe Islands, 1970–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, male in Faroe Islands is 34.1, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Faroe Islands peaked at 34.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1970.
That places Faroe Islands 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6 | 26 | 27.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.95 | 30.9 | 31 | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.96 | 33.3 | 34.6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 9 Namibia 34.3 compare
- 9 Netherlands 34.3 compare
- 9 New Caledonia 34.3 compare
- 12 Norway 34.1 compare
- 14 San Marino 34 compare
- 15 Germany 33.9 compare
- 15 Korea 33.9 compare
More gender data for Faroe Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 368 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 349 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 383 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Faroe Islands?
- Age at first marriage, male in Faroe Islands was 34.1 in 2018, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1970.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as part of Age at first marriage, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males 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.