Age at first marriage, female in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Age at first marriage, female was 31 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Faroe Islands, 1970–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Faroe Islands is 31, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Faroe Islands peaked at 31.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 1970.
That places Faroe Islands 20th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5 | 21.4 | 23.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.25 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31 | 30.7 | 31.7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 17 Germany 31.7 compare
- 18 South Korea 31.5 compare
- 19 San Marino 31.3 compare
- 20 Slovakia 31 compare
- 20 Sweden 31 compare
- 23 Switzerland 30.9 compare
More gender data for Faroe Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 368 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 349 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 383 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Faroe Islands?
- Age at first marriage, female in Faroe Islands was 31 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 1970.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Faroe Islands ranks 20th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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
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.