Age at first marriage, male in Italy
Italy: Age at first marriage, male was 35.3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Italy, 1971–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, male in Italy stood at 35.3. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Italy peaked at 35.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.1, in 1972.
Italy ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.2 | — |
| 1972 | 27.1 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 27.1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 27.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 29.3 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 31.5 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 31.8 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 32 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.4 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.7 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.3 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 33.5 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 32 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 33.8 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 34 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.4 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 34.3 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.1 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.3 | +0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 35.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.4, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 35.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.13 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 3 |
| 1980s | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.4 | 29.3 | 31.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.69 | 31.8 | 33.8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.42 | 32.4 | 35.3 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,731 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,731 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Italy?
- Age at first marriage, male in Italy was 35.3 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1 in 1972.
- How does Italy rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.