Age at first marriage, male in Ireland
Ireland: Age at first marriage, male was 33.4 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Ireland, 1971–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 33.4 for age at first marriage, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Ireland peaked at 33.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.2, in 1979.
Ireland ranks 21st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.97 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 7 |
| 1990s | 29.08 | 27.6 | 30.9 | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.23 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.55 | 29.7 | 33.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 28,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 28,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 31,300 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Ireland?
- Age at first marriage, male in Ireland was 33.4 in 2016, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 in 1979.
- How does Ireland rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as part of Age at first marriage, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males 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.