Age at first marriage, female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Age at first marriage, female was 24 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Bolivia, 1976–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2016, age at first marriage, female in Bolivia stood at 24.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Bolivia peaked at 24.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22, in 1994.
That places Bolivia 77th out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.5 | 22 | 22.8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.75 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 24.05 | 24 | 24.1 | 2 |
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More gender data for Bolivia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 124,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 123,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 123,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 122,749 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 122,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 126,611 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Bolivia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Bolivia was 24 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 1994.
- How does Bolivia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Bolivia ranks 77th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.