Age at marriage women in Sweden
Sweden: Age at marriage women was 34.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
34.8
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
2nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
34.8
in 2020
All-time low
30.3
in 2001
Years of data
19
2001–2020
Age at marriage women in Sweden, 2001–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 34.8 for age at marriage women in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at marriage women in Sweden peaked at 34.8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.3, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 2nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.38 | 30.3 | 32.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.46 | 32.7 | 34.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at marriage women in Sweden?
- Age at marriage women in Sweden was 34.8 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age at marriage women recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest age at marriage women recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3 in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for age at marriage women?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is age at marriage women rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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