Age at marriage women in Korea
Korea: Age at marriage women was 30.78 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
30.78
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 41 countries
All-time high
30.78
in 2020
All-time low
26.78
in 2001
Years of data
20
2001–2020
Age at marriage women in Korea, 2001–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, age at marriage women in Korea stood at 30.78. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at marriage women in Korea peaked at 30.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.78, in 2001.
That places Korea 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Age at marriage women in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.78 | — |
| 2002 | 27.01 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 27.27 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 27.52 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.72 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.79 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.09 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.32 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.71 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.91 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.14 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 29.41 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 29.59 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.81 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.96 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.11 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.24 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.4 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.59 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.78 | +0.6% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 30.78 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.78, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.69 | 26.78 | 28.71 | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.82 | 28.91 | 30.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.78 | 30.78 | 30.78 | 1 |
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 marriage women in Korea?
- Age at marriage women in Korea was 30.78 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age at marriage women recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.78 in 2020.
- What is the lowest age at marriage women recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.78 in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for age at marriage women?
- Korea ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is age at marriage women rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age at marriage women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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