Age at first marriage, female in Barbados
Barbados: Age at first marriage, female was 17 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Age at first marriage, female in Barbados, 1970–2012
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 Barbados is 17, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 46.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Barbados peaked at 31.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2012.
Barbados ranks 166th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.4 | 30.4 | 30.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.45 | 17 | 31.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 163 South Sudan 18.4 compare
- 164 Central African Republic 17.3 compare
- 165 Niger 17.2 compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,600 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Barbados?
- Age at first marriage, female in Barbados was 17 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 166 countries with data for 2012.
- Where does this Barbados 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.