Age at first marriage, female in Botswana
Botswana: Age at first marriage, female was 22.9 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Botswana, 1971–2017
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 Botswana is 22.9, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Botswana peaked at 33.2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.9, in 2017.
That places Botswana 95th out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.7 | 25 | 26.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.23 | 24.6 | 33.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.85 | 22.9 | 24.8 | 2 |
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More gender data for Botswana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,270 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Botswana?
- Age at first marriage, female in Botswana was 22.9 in 2017, 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2 in 1998.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Botswana ranks 95th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana 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.