Age at first marriage, female in South Korea
South Korea: Age at first marriage, female was 31.5 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in South Korea, 1970–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 31.5 for age at first marriage, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in South Korea peaked at 31.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 1970.
That places South Korea 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.4 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.75 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.95 | 27.1 | 28.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.85 | 30.2 | 31.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More gender data for South Korea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 125,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 124,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 131,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 128,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 135,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in South Korea?
- Age at first marriage, female in South Korea was 31.5 in 2015, 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for age at first marriage, female?
- South Korea ranks 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.