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Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation

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Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation covers 218 countries on 2 measures. Slovenia is highest, at 34.0; Barbados is lowest, at 17.0. The middle country reads 24.2. 27 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.

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Mean Age at First Marriage, Women · Latest available · compiled 2019

HighestSlovenia

34.0

LowestBarbados

17.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 218 countries · select a heading to sort

Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe · 2018 reading34.035.62018EstimateSlovenia 2018 EstimateUNSD—
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia · 2012 reading33.835.82012CensusFrench Polynesia 2012 CensusNational statistics—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2018 reading33.636.32018EstimateEstonia 2018 EstimateUNSD—
GreenlandGRLNorthern America · 2018 reading32.934.72018EstimateGreenland 2018 EstimateUNSD—
HungaryHUNEastern Europe · 2018 reading32.935.02018EstimateHungary 2018 EstimateUNSD—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia · 2014 reading32.834.32014CensusNew Caledonia 2014 CensusNational statistics—
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2018 reading32.735.32018EstimateLithuania 2018 EstimateUNSD—
BulgariaBGREastern Europe · 2018 reading32.635.72018EstimateBulgaria 2018 EstimateUNSD—
DominicaDMACaribbean · 2001 reading, too old to compare32.536.52001CensusDominica 2001 CensusUNSD—
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2018 reading32.434.82018EstimateCzechia 2018 EstimateUNSD—
IcelandISLNorthern Europe · 2018 reading32.433.72018EstimateIceland 2018 EstimateUNSD—
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2016 reading32.433.42016CensusIreland 2016 CensusNational statistics—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe · 2018 reading32.434.32018EstimateNetherlands 2018 EstimateUNSD—
ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2018 reading32.235.32018EstimateItaly 2018 EstimateUNSD—
NorwayNORNorthern Europe · 2018 reading32.134.12018EstimateNorway 2018 EstimateUNSD—
FranceFRAWestern Europe · 2013 reading32.033.72013EstimateFrance 2013 EstimateUNSD—
BermudaBMUNorthern America · 2016 reading31.932.52016CensusBermuda 2016 CensusUNSD—
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe · 2018 reading31.933.62018EstimateDenmark 2018 EstimateUNSD—
MontserratMSRCaribbean · 2011 reading31.931.52011CensusMontserrat 2011 CensusUNSD—
GermanyDEUWestern Europe · 2018 reading31.733.92018EstimateGermany 2018 EstimateUNSD—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia · 2015 reading31.5—2015CensusRepublic of Korea 2015 CensusNational statistics—
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean · 1980 reading, too old to compare31.332.11980CensusSaint Kitts and Nevis 1980 CensusUNSDIncluding Anguilla.
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe · 2018 reading31.334.02018EstimateSan Marino 2018 EstimateUNSD—
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe · 2018 reading31.034.12018EstimateFaeroe Islands 2018 EstimateUNSD—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean · 1991 reading, too old to compare31.034.41991CensusGrenada 1991 CensusUS Census Bureau—

02In Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure. Readings too old to compare take no part.

Highest

  1. Slovenia34.0
  2. French Polynesia33.8
  3. Estonia33.6
  4. Greenlandshared32.9
  5. Hungaryshared32.9

Lowest

  1. Barbados17.0
  2. Niger17.2
  3. Central African Republic17.3
  4. Mozambique18.7
  5. Chadshared18.8

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 24.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Men's mean age at first marriage, same source (years)

    HighestEstonia36.3

    LowestGuyana21.3

    Middle country: 28.7

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • Readings from many years

    Each country’s newest reading as of 2019, from 1980 to 2019. 27 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.

  • 113 distinct values among 218

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 6 countries share 22.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 233 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

04The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

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UN DESA Population Division (2019). Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/age-at-first-marriage/2019

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06Questions

Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation: questions and answers

Which country has the highest age at first marriage (women) in Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation?

Slovenia, at 34.0, of the 218 countries in the file.

How many countries does Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation cover?

218.

Where can I download Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Mean Age at First Marriage, Women, 2019 compilation the newest?

Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.

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