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People > Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Singulate mean age at marriage.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 33.7 years 1991
2 JamaicaJamaica 33.2 years 1991
3 SwedenSweden 32.3 years 2001
4 BarbadosBarbados 31.8 years 1990
5 French GuianaFrench Guiana 31.7 years 1999
6 NorwayNorway 31.4 years 2002
7 MartiniqueMartinique 31 years 1990
=8 IrelandIreland 30.9 years 2002
=8 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 30.9 years 1991
10 DenmarkDenmark 30.7 years 2001
11 IcelandIceland 30.5 years 2000
12 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 30.4 years 1996
=13 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 30.2 years 2001
=13 FinlandFinland 30.2 years 2000
=13 FranceFrance 30.2 years 2000
=16 NetherlandsNetherlands 29.9 years 2002
=16 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 29.9 years 1996
=16 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 29.9 years 1995
19 SloveniaSlovenia 29.8 years 2001
20 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 29.5 years 1990
21 LibyaLibya 29.2 years 1995
22 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 29.1 years 2001
23 AustraliaAustralia 28.7 years 2000
=24 JapanJapan 28.6 years 2000
=24 Hong KongHong Kong 28.6 years 1996
26 ItalyItaly 28.4 years 1999
27 ReunionReunion 28.2 years 1990
=28 BelgiumBelgium 27.9 years 2000
=28 South AfricaSouth Africa 27.9 years 1996
30 GuyanaGuyana 27.8 years 1991
31 The BahamasThe Bahamas 27.2 years 1990
32 MacauMacau 27.1 years 1991
=33 LatviaLatvia 26.9 years 2002
=33 BotswanaBotswana 26.9 years 1991
=35 CanadaCanada 26.8 years 2002
=35 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 26.8 years 1990
37 TunisiaTunisia 26.6 years 1994
38 SingaporeSingapore 26.5 years 2001
=39 NamibiaNamibia 26.4 years 1992
=39 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 26.4 years 1991
=41 United StatesUnited States 26.3 years 2000
=41 HungaryHungary 26.3 years 2000
=41 QatarQatar 26.3 years 1998
=44 CroatiaCroatia 26.2 years 2001
=44 BelizeBelize 26.2 years 1991
=46 South KoreaSouth Korea 26.1 years 1995
=46 AustriaAustria 26.1 years 1991
=48 SwazilandSwaziland 26 years 1991
=48 LuxembourgLuxembourg 26 years 1991
=48 SpainSpain 26 years 1991
51 AlgeriaAlgeria 25.9 years 1992
52 Cape VerdeCape Verde 25.7 years 1990
53 BahrainBahrain 25.6 years 1991
54 TongaTonga 25.5 years 1996
=55 SlovakiaSlovakia 25.4 years 2001
=55 New ZealandNew Zealand 25.4 years 1996
=57 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 25.3 years 2000
=57 JordanJordan 25.3 years 1994
=57 MoroccoMorocco 25.3 years 1994
=57 Sri LankaSri Lanka 25.3 years 1993
=61 PolandPoland 25.2 years 1999
=61 KuwaitKuwait 25.2 years 1996
=63 MalaysiaMalaysia 25.1 years 2000
=63 BruneiBrunei 25.1 years 1991
65 IsraelIsrael 25 years 1999
66 LithuaniaLithuania 24.8 years 2001
=67 GreeceGreece 24.5 years 1991
=67 BurmaBurma 24.5 years 1991
69 GuamGuam 24.4 years 1990
70 GeorgiaGeorgia 24.3 years 1999
=71 RomaniaRomania 24.1 years 2000
=71 PhilippinesPhilippines 24.1 years 1995
=73 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 23.9 years 1999
=73 SamoaSamoa 23.9 years 1999
=73 PortugalPortugal 23.9 years 1991
76 MauritiusMauritius 23.8 years 1990
77 MongoliaMongolia 23.7 years 2000
78 ComorosComoros 23.6 years 1996
79 ThailandThailand 23.5 years 1990
=80 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 23.4 years 2000
=80 KazakhstanKazakhstan 23.4 years 1999
=80 BrazilBrazil 23.4 years 1996
=80 ChileChile 23.4 years 1992
=84 UruguayUruguay 23.3 years 1996
=84 ArgentinaArgentina 23.3 years 1991
=86 ColombiaColombia 23.1 years 2000
=86 ChinaChina 23.1 years 1999
=86 PeruPeru 23.1 years 1996
=86 CyprusCyprus 23.1 years 1992
=86 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 23.1 years 1991
=86 United Arab EmiratesUAE 23.1 years 1987
92 ArmeniaArmenia 23 years 2000
=93 FijiFiji 22.9 years 1996
=93 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 22.9 years 1994
=93 AlbaniaAlbania 22.9 years 1989
=96 BelarusBelarus 22.8 years 1999
=96 BoliviaBolivia 22.8 years 1998
=98 RwandaRwanda 22.7 years 2000
=98 MexicoMexico 22.7 years 2000
=98 SudanSudan 22.7 years 1993
=101 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 22.6 years 1996
=101 VanuatuVanuatu 22.6 years 1989
=103 IndonesiaIndonesia 22.5 years 2000
=103 CambodiaCambodia 22.5 years 1998
=103 BurundiBurundi 22.5 years 1990
=106 El SalvadorEl Salvador 22.3 years 2000
=106 HaitiHaiti 22.3 years 2000
=106 EgyptEgypt 22.3 years 1996
=106 IraqIraq 22.3 years 1987
110 MaltaMalta 22.2 years 1985
=111 GabonGabon 22.1 years 2001
=111 MauritaniaMauritania 22.1 years 2001
=111 VietnamVietnam 22.1 years 1997
=111 IranIran 22.1 years 1996
=111 VenezuelaVenezuela 22.1 years 1990
=111 EstoniaEstonia 22.1 years 1989
117 TurkeyTurkey 22 years 1998
=118 PanamaPanama 21.9 years 2000
=118 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 21.9 years 1999
=120 MaldivesMaldives 21.8 years 2000
=120 RussiaRussia 21.8 years 1989
=122 UkraineUkraine 21.7 years 1999
=122 KenyaKenya 21.7 years 1998
=122 PalestinePalestine 21.7 years 1997
=122 OmanOman 21.7 years 1995
=122 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 21.7 years 1987
=127 EcuadorEcuador 21.5 years 2001
=127 SenegalSenegal 21.5 years 1997
=127 ParaguayParaguay 21.5 years 1992
130 NigeriaNigeria 21.4 years 1999
=131 TogoTogo 21.3 years 1998
=131 PakistanPakistan 21.3 years 1998
=131 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 21.3 years 1996
=131 LesothoLesotho 21.3 years 1986
=135 GhanaGhana 21.2 years 1998
=135 TajikistanTajikistan 21.2 years 1989
=137 ZambiaZambia 21.1 years 1999
=137 ZimbabweZimbabwe 21.1 years 1999
=137 MoldovaMoldova 21.1 years 1989
=137 BulgariaBulgaria 21.1 years 1985
141 Costa RicaCosta Rica 20.9 years 1986
=142 LaosLaos 20.8 years 2000
=142 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 20.8 years 1996
144 YemenYemen 20.7 years 1997
=145 NicaraguaNicaragua 20.6 years 1998
=145 MadagascarMadagascar 20.6 years 1997
=145 UzbekistanUzbekistan 20.6 years 1996
=148 EthiopiaEthiopia 20.5 years 2000
=148 GuatemalaGuatemala 20.5 years 1999
=148 TanzaniaTanzania 20.5 years 1996
=148 BhutanBhutan 20.5 years 1990
152 HondurasHonduras 20.4 years 1996
=153 CameroonCameroon 20.2 years 1998
=153 LiberiaLiberia 20.2 years 1986
=155 IndiaIndia 19.9 years 1999
=155 BeninBenin 19.9 years 1996
157 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 19.8 years 1992
158 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 19.7 years 1995
=159 UgandaUganda 19.6 years 2001
=159 EritreaEritrea 19.6 years 1995
=159 The GambiaThe Gambia 19.6 years 1993
162 NepalNepal 19 years 2001
=163 MalawiMalawi 18.9 years 2000
=163 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 18.9 years 1999
=165 BangladeshBangladesh 18.7 years 2000
=165 GuineaGuinea 18.7 years 1999
167 MaliMali 18.4 years 1996
168 ChadChad 18.1 years 1996
169 MozambiqueMozambique 18 years 1997
170 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 17.8 years 1991
171 NigerNiger 17.6 years 1998

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