Age at first marriage, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: Age at first marriage, male was 32 in 2006. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in New Zealand, 1986–2006
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 32 for age at first marriage, male in 2006. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in New Zealand peaked at 32 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.1, in 1986.
That places New Zealand 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top quarter.
Age at first marriage, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 27.1 | — |
| 1991 | 28.8 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 27.2 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 31.7 | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 32 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 28 | 27.2 | 28.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.85 | 31.7 | 32 | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in New Zealand?
- Age at first marriage, male in New Zealand was 32 in 2006, 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 Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2006.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1 in 1986.
- How does New Zealand rank for age at first marriage, male?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2006.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.