Age at first marriage, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Age at first marriage, female was 27.9 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Bahamas, 1970–2010
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 Bahamas is 27.9, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Bahamas peaked at 27.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.4, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 42nd out of 166 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 1 |
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More gender data for Bahamas
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Bahamas?
- Age at first marriage, female in Bahamas was 27.9 in 2010, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4 in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Bahamas ranks 42nd out of 166 countries with data for 2010.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.