Age at first marriage, male in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Age at first marriage, male was 34.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in New Caledonia, 1976–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 34.3 for age at first marriage, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in New Caledonia peaked at 34.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.5, in 1976.
That places New Caledonia 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Age at first marriage, male in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26.5 | — |
| 1989 | 30.5 | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 32.5 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 33.7 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 34.3 | +1.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 34.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.4, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 34.3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.35, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More gender data for New Caledonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 61.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2254 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 246.05 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 246.05 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,009 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in New Caledonia?
- Age at first marriage, male in New Caledonia was 34.3 in 2014, 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 1976.
- How does New Caledonia rank for age at first marriage, male?
- New Caledonia ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.