Datasets, libraries and templates
This website is an attempt to help people looking for a partner take informed decisions on where to look.
In this work several datasets have been facilitated.
United States Census Bureau
2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Age groups: 18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-74
Russian Federal State Statistics Service
2010
Age groups: 18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Statistics Japan
2011
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Statistics Korea
2010 Census
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Office for National Statistics
2011 Census
Age groups: 18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Adapted from data from the Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Statistics Canada
2011: Census of Population
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Federal Statistical Office and the statistical Offices of the Länder
Zensus 2011
Age groups: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69
National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies
2011: Population et lieu de résidence antérieure en 2011
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Swiss Federal Statistical Office: Swiss Statistics
2013: Resident municipal population by age, sex and marital status
Age groups: Every year, 18-69
Italian National Institute of Statistics
2013: Population and Households. Resident population on 1st January
Age groups: Every year, 18-69
State Statistics Service of Ukraine
2001
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Central Statistics Office Ireland
2011 Census
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Statistics Sweden
2012
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Statistics Denmark
2013
Age groups: Every year, 18-69
Statistics Finland
2013
Age groups: Every year, 18-69
Latvijas Statistika
2011
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
UN World Population Prospects, The 2012 Revision
2012: Population by Age groups. Estimates for 2015
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Czech Statistical Office
2012
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
2011
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Central Statistical Office of Poland
2011: Population and housing Census 2011.
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Statistics Norway
2015
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
National Statistical Office of Thailand
2010-based projection
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
Philippines Statistics Authority
2000 Census based: Year 2015 from Projected Populations
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69
UN World Marriage Data 2012
World Marriage Data 2012 provides a comparable and up-to-date set of national data on the marital status of the population by age and sex for 221 countries and areas of the world. The dataset has limitations. We have used the most recent data available.
Age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+
For the population and BMI datasets there are in some cases a mismatch between the age groups of a dataset and the age ranges selectable with our age range selector. For instance, you can select the age range 30-34. In the German dataset there is no 30-34 age group available, but there is a 30-39 age group. In such cases we assume an equal contribution from each year of the available data.
Wikipedia article: Human height
For some countries multiple figures are given for average height. The preferred choice of data was when the height was measured by others as opposed to being self-reported, and when the subjects were in their twenties.
Jaume Garcia: The Evolution of Adult Height in Europe
From here we use Standard Deviation (SD) in height. The SDs we use are 7.0 cm for men, and 6.1 cm for women.
Height statistics are not available for all countries. For each country with missing height we have estimated heights as an average of values from surrounding countries, or its continent.
Estimates for mean and SD for BMI on year, age and country levels are done using data for overweight (BMI >= 25) and obesity (BMI >= 30) from:
Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) Obesity Prevalence 1990-2013. Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2014.
This database is made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/
Age groups: 15-19,20-24, 25-29,30-34, 35-39,40-44, 45-49,50-54, 55-59,60-64,65-69
These statistics are not available for all countries. For each country with missing statistics we have estimated values as an average of the values from surrounding countries, or its continent.
We use Numbeo's Consumer Price Index by Country as the basis of our Living Costs estimations.
We use Numbeo's Local Purchasing Power Index to estimate how much goods and services local people can afford for their salary.
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries.
As an indicator of women's position in various countries we facilitate the inverted Gender Inequality Index, created by the United Nations Development Programme. The index uses three dimensions to do so: reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation.
We use Numbeo's inverted Pollution Index for Country as the basis for our Lack of pollution slider.
We again rely on Numbeo, this time we use the inverted Crime Index for Country as the basis for our Safety level slider.
A Wikipedia article lists the estimated percentage of people who speaks English in many countries.
We use WHO's Overall life expectancy for our Life expectancy slder. The figures reflect the quality of healthcare in the countries listed as well as other factors including ongoing wars, obesity, and HIV infections.
One of the components of the Human Development Index published by United Nations is the Education Index. It is calculated from the Mean years of schooling index and the Expected years of schooling index. This number is what we use for quantifying the education level.
Polygons shaped around countries come from Cultural Vectors map data from the Natural Earth dataset.
Polygons shaped around US Zip Code Tabulation Areas are by US Census Bureau.
Polygons shaped around British Census Merged Wards Areas are by Office for National Statistics.
Nicescroll jQuery plugin is used to amp up the style of the selection box.
Colorbox - another jQuery we use to frame content.
jQuery Cookie - is used for remembering your settings.
Tooltipster - for creating informational popups when you move near elements
HTML5 responsive site template: HTML5 UP.
Although every effort is made to ensure methodical accuracy, errors may exist.
All datasets have been used in good faith that they are publicly available.
The data on our website is presented "as is". In no event will we be held responsible for any unfortunate consequences you or others may face from a result of using this website.