Age at first marriage, female in Israel
Israel: Age at first marriage, female was 26.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Israel, 1972–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2016, age at first marriage, female in Israel stood at 26.2. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Israel peaked at 26.2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.8, in 1972.
That places Israel 59th out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.56 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 8 |
| 1990s | 24.42 | 24 | 25 | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.67 | 25 | 26.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 89,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 86,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 90,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 85,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 89,846 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Israel?
- Age at first marriage, female in Israel was 26.2 in 2016, 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2 in 2009.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Israel ranks 59th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.