Age at first marriage, female in Belize
Belize: Age at first marriage, female was 20.5 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Belize, 1970–2016
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 Belize is 20.5, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Belize peaked at 28.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 2016.
That places Belize 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.5 | 20.5 | 28.6 | 3 |
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More gender data for Belize
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,305 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Belize?
- Age at first marriage, female in Belize was 20.5 in 2016, 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Belize ranks 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize 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.