Age at first marriage, female in Romania
Romania: Age at first marriage, female was 25.9 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Romania, 1977–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Romania recorded 25.9 for age at first marriage, female in 2011.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Romania peaked at 26.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.1, in 1977.
That places Romania 61st out of 166 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.2 | 22.1 | 26.1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.5 | 23.5 | 26.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.15 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 2 |
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More gender data for Romania
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 93,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 89,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,594 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 91,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 96,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Romania?
- Age at first marriage, female in Romania was 25.9 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1 in 1977.
- How does Romania rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.