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Countries by Age at first marriage, female (2016)

Age at first marriage, female in 2016: highest in Slovenia (34.1), lowest in Malawi (19.9), median 26.65 across the 54 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Age at first marriage, female across 212 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

212 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1960–2019

Highest Age at first marriage, female, 2016

1.Slovenia34.1
2.Hungary32.9
3.Greenland32.4
4.Ireland32.4
5.Bulgaria32.3
6.Netherlands32.3
7.Czech Republic32
8.Bermuda31.9
9.Italy31.9
10.Norway31.9

Lowest Age at first marriage, female, 2016

45.Senegal21.8
46.Angola21.5
47.India21.4
48.Papua New Guinea21.4
49.Ethiopia21.3
50.Tanzania21
51.Uganda20.7
52.Belize20.5
53.Nepal20.1
54.Malawi19.9

All 54 ranked countries, 2016— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Age at first marriage, female trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

SloveniaRank 1 of 54 HungaryRank 2 of 54 GreenlandRank 3 of 54 IrelandRank 4 of 54 BulgariaRank 5 of 54 NetherlandsRank 6 of 54 Czech RepublicRank 7 of 54 BermudaRank 8 of 54 ItalyRank 9 of 54 NorwayRank 10 of 54 DenmarkRank 11 of 54 LithuaniaRank 12 of 54 GermanyRank 13 of 54 SwedenRank 14 of 54 Faroe IslandsRank 15 of 54 SlovakiaRank 16 of 54 SwitzerlandRank 17 of 54 FinlandRank 18 of 54 LatviaRank 19 of 54 NamibiaRank 20 of 54 AustraliaRank 21 of 54 Hong KongRank 22 of 54 LiechtensteinRank 23 of 54 IcelandRank 24 of 54 CanadaRank 25 of 54 South AfricaRank 26 of 54 Saudi ArabiaRank 27 of 54 IsraelRank 28 of 54 ChinaRank 29 of 54 Costa RicaRank 30 of 54 TongaRank 31 of 54 HaitiRank 32 of 54 AzerbaijanRank 33 of 54 BoliviaRank 34 of 54 Sri LankaRank 35 of 54 SamoaRank 36 of 54 PeruRank 37 of 54 MexicoRank 38 of 54 IranRank 39 of 54 Cote d'IvoireRank 40 of 54 Timor-LesteRank 41 of 54 MyanmarRank 42 of 54 BurundiRank 43 of 54 ParaguayRank 44 of 54 SenegalRank 45 of 54 AngolaRank 46 of 54 IndiaRank 47 of 54 Papua New GuineaRank 48 of 54 EthiopiaRank 49 of 54 TanzaniaRank 50 of 54 UgandaRank 51 of 54 BelizeRank 52 of 54 NepalRank 53 of 54 MalawiRank 54 of 54

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