Age at first marriage, male in Israel

Israel: Age at first marriage, male was 29.2 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
29.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.2
in 2010
All-time low
25.4
in 1972
Years of data
30
1972–2016

Age at first marriage, male in Israel, 1972–2016

01020301972199420161972: 25.41980: 25.81981: 25.91982: 26.11983: 26.11984: 26.21985: 26.41986: 26.61987: 26.71990: 27.11992: 27.41993: 27.51995: 27.61999: 27.92000: 282002: 28.32003: 28.82004: 28.52005: 28.62006: 28.72007: 28.82008: 28.82009: 29.12010: 29.22011: 29.22012: 29.22013: 29.22014: 29.22015: 29.22016: 29.2

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 Israel is 29.2, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Israel peaked at 29.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 1972.

Israel ranks 56th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.4 25.4 25.4 1
1980s 26.23 25.8 26.7 8
1990s 27.5 27.1 27.9 5
2000s 28.62 28 29.1 9
2010s 29.2 29.2 29.2 7

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 53 Brunei Darussalam 29.3 compare
  2. 53 Chile 29.3 compare
  3. 53 Cyprus 29.3 compare
  4. 56 Costa Rica 29.2 compare
  5. 56 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 29.2 compare
  6. 56 Mauritania 29.2 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More gender data for Israel

All data for Israel β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is age at first marriage, male in Israel?
Age at first marriage, male in Israel was 29.2 in 2016, 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2010.
What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 1972.
How does Israel rank for age at first marriage, male?
Israel ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2016.
Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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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Indicator
Age at first marriage, male
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,646 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

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.