Age at first marriage, female in Benin
Benin: Age at first marriage, female was 20.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Benin, 1979–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.7 for age at first marriage, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Benin peaked at 21.3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 1979.
That places Benin 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.27 | 20 | 20.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.07 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 147 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.9 compare
- 148 Laos 20.7 compare
- 148 Tajikistan 20.7 compare
- 148 Uganda 20.7 compare
More gender data for Benin
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Benin?
- Age at first marriage, female in Benin was 20.7 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7 in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.