Age at first marriage, female in Iceland
Iceland: Age at first marriage, female was 32.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Iceland, 1974–2018
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 Iceland is 32.4, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Iceland peaked at 32.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.9, in 1974.
That places Iceland 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 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.55 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 6 |
| 1980s | 25.97 | 23.8 | 28.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.96 | 26.5 | 31.4 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.64 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.36 | 27.5 | 32.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Iceland?
- Age at first marriage, female in Iceland 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 in 1974.
- How does Iceland rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.