Age at first marriage, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Age at first marriage, female was 30.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg is 30.7, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Luxembourg peaked at 30.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 1970.
That places Luxembourg 24th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.95 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.3 | 23.1 | 25.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.7 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 23 Switzerland 30.9 compare
- 24 Finland 30.7 compare
- 26 New Zealand 30.5 compare
- 27 Latvia 30.4 compare
More gender data for Luxembourg
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Luxembourg?
- Age at first marriage, female in Luxembourg was 30.7 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 1970.
- How does Luxembourg rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.