Age at first marriage, male in Norway
Norway: Age at first marriage, male was 34.1 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Norway, 1970–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 34.1 for age at first marriage, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Norway peaked at 34.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.7, in 1973.
Norway ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.9 | — |
| 1972 | 24.8 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 24.7 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 25.1 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 25.7 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 26 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 26.3 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 26.7 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 27 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 27.5 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 27.9 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 28.3 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 28.7 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 29.2 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 29.6 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 30.5 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 30.4 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 30.9 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.5 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 32.8 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 33 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 33.3 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.7 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 29.4 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 33.8 | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.9 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1 | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 33.8 | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.1 | +0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 34.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.4, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Norway's 34.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.14 | 24.7 | 26 | 9 |
| 1980s | 27.91 | 26.3 | 29.6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.81 | 30.4 | 33.3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.41 | 29.4 | 34 | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.29 | 29.1 | 34.1 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 9 Namibia 34.3 compare
- 9 Netherlands 34.3 compare
- 9 New Caledonia 34.3 compare
- 12 Faroe Islands 34.1 compare
- 14 San Marino 34 compare
- 15 Germany 33.9 compare
- 15 Korea 33.9 compare
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Norway?
- Age at first marriage, male in Norway was 34.1 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7 in 1973.
- How does Norway rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.