Age at first marriage, male in Korea
Korea: Age at first marriage, male was 33.9 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Korea, 1970–2015
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 Korea is 33.9, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Korea peaked at 33.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.2, in 1970.
Korea ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.2 | — |
| 1975 | 27.4 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 27.3 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 27.8 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 28.5 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 29.3 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 30.3 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 32 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 33.2 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 33.9 | +2.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 33.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.4, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Korea's 33.9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.35, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.55 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.9 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.15 | 30.3 | 32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.55 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Korea?
- Age at first marriage, male in Korea was 33.9 in 2015, 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Korea ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.