Age at first marriage, female in Portugal
Portugal: Age at first marriage, female was 30.1 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Portugal, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 30.1 for age at first marriage, female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Portugal peaked at 30.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.1, in 1981.
Portugal ranks 30th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 3 |
| 1980s | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 1 |
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More gender data for Portugal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 44,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 40,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 40,688 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 42,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Portugal?
- Age at first marriage, female in Portugal was 30.1 in 2011, 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.