Age at first marriage, male in France
France: Age at first marriage, male was 33.7 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in France, 1970–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2013, age at first marriage, male in France stood at 33.7. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in France peaked at 33.7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 1976.
That places France 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.2 | — |
| 1971 | 25 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 24.7 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 24.6 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 25.3 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 24.5 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.1 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 26.4 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 26.9 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 26.6 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 27 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 27.5 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 27.9 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 28.4 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 29.8 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 29.2 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 32.2 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 32.6 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.9 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.7 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 33.6 | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 33.7 | +0.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 33.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.4, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 33.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.84 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.77 | 25.1 | 28.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.4 | 29.2 | 32.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.7 | 32.3 | 33 | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.67 | 27.7 | 33.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 58,516 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.327 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in France?
- Age at first marriage, male in France was 33.7 in 2013, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 1976.
- How does France rank for age at first marriage, male?
- France ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.