Age at first marriage, female in Algeria
Algeria: Age at first marriage, female was 28.2 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Algeria, 1977–2012
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Algeria is 28.2, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Algeria peaked at 29.7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21, in 1977.
That places Algeria 39th out of 166 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.43 | 29.1 | 29.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 1 |
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More gender data for Algeria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 459,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 452,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 471,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 465,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 484,780 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Algeria?
- Age at first marriage, female in Algeria was 28.2 in 2012, 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 1977.
- How does Algeria rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Algeria ranks 39th out of 166 countries with data for 2012.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.