How the numbers were computed

For the story Mean age at first marriage of women and men in the EU.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Spain and Sweden, at 35.2 years each, are both 1st, and Italy is 3rd.

20 values, one per country demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag e: Poland, Romania · flag p: Poland

6.8 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 35.2 − 28.4 = 6.8. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

35.2: Spain, 2024 demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.ES@2024 · request r1
35.2: Sweden, 2024 demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.SE@2024 · request r1
28.4 (flag e): Romania, 2024 demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.RO@2024 · request r1

20 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2024: 20 of the 27 EU member states.

20 values, one per country demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag e: Poland, Romania · flag p: Poland

Over time

Differences, 2024 − 2004

Per country, the 2024 value minus the 2004 value. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

20 values, one per country demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag e: Poland, Romania · flag p: Poland
20 values, one per country demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.<geo>@2004 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Countries where the mean age of women at their first marriage rose

The countries whose difference 2024 − 2004 is above zero, 20 in all.

uses Differences, 2024 − 2004

First marriage and first child

Ranks, at the birth of the first child

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Austria and Finland, at 30.0 years each, are both 8th, and Croatia is 10th.

20 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2 · flag e: Poland, Romania · flag p: Poland

5.0 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 31.9 − 26.9 = 5.0. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

31.9: Italy, 2024 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.IT@2024 · request r2
26.9: Bulgaria, 2024 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.BG@2024 · request r2

Women and men

Values, women and men

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group and for the EU, shown rounded to 1 decimal.

20 values, one per country demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag e: Poland, Romania · flag p: Poland
20 values, one per country demo_nind:A.MAGEMAR1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3 · flag e: Poland, Romania · flag p: Poland

Ranks, women

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Spain and Sweden, at 35.2 years each, are both 1st, and Italy is 3rd.

20 values, one per country demo_nind:A.FAGEMAR1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag e: Poland, Romania · flag p: Poland