Age at first marriage, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Age at first marriage, female was 27 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in United Kingdom, 1971–2011
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 United Kingdom is 27, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in United Kingdom peaked at 32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.3, in 1971.
United Kingdom ranks 50th of 166 countries on this measure, 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 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.6 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.05 | 26 | 28.7 | 6 |
| 2000s | 29.05 | 26.3 | 31.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.5 | 27 | 32 | 2 |
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- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 347,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 365,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 352,650 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in United Kingdom?
- Age at first marriage, female in United Kingdom was 27 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3 in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for age at first marriage, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 50th out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.