Age at first marriage, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Age at first marriage, female was 32.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Bulgaria, 1975–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 32.6 for age at first marriage, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Bulgaria peaked at 32.6 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.8, in 1975.
Bulgaria ranks 7th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.22 | 26.2 | 32.6 | 6 |
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More gender data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,473 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Bulgaria?
- Age at first marriage, female in Bulgaria was 32.6 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8 in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.