Age at first marriage, female in Albania
Albania: Age at first marriage, female was 24.2 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Albania, 1989–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, female in Albania stood at 24.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Albania peaked at 25.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.9, in 1989.
That places Albania 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.86 | 22.9 | 24.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.65 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 2 |
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More gender data for Albania
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 13,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 13,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 14,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Albania?
- Age at first marriage, female in Albania was 24.2 in 2018, 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 in 1989.
- How does Albania rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Albania ranks 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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.