Age at first marriage, female in Czechia

Czechia: Age at first marriage, female was 32.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
32.4
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 166 countries
All-time high
32.4
in 2018
All-time low
21.2
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2018

Age at first marriage, female in Czechia, 1970–2018

01020301970199420181970: 21.21980: 21.31991: 21.91993: 22.51994: 231995: 23.41996: 23.92001: 25.82002: 26.62004: 27.62005: 28.12006: 28.52007: 28.92008: 29.32009: 29.82011: 28.52012: 30.42013: 30.92014: 31.32015: 31.72016: 322017: 32.32018: 32.4

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 32.4 for age at first marriage, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Czechia peaked at 32.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.2, in 1970.

That places Czechia 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.2 21.2 21.2 1
1980s 21.3 21.3 21.3 1
1990s 22.94 21.9 23.9 5
2000s 28.07 25.8 29.8 8
2010s 31.19 28.5 32.4 8

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 5 New Caledonia 32.8 compare
  2. 6 Lithuania 32.7 compare
  3. 7 Bulgaria 32.6 compare
  4. 8 Iceland 32.4 compare
  5. 8 Ireland 32.4 compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 32.4 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is age at first marriage, female in Czechia?
Age at first marriage, female in Czechia was 32.4 in 2018, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
What is the highest age at first marriage, female recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 32.4 in 2018.
What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2 in 1970.
How does Czechia rank for age at first marriage, female?
Czechia ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as part of Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Age at first marriage, female
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 1,932 data points, 1960–2019
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Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females 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.