Age at first marriage, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Age at first marriage, female was 21.6 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Cambodia, 1998–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 21.6 for age at first marriage, female in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Cambodia peaked at 23.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 130th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.75 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.8 | 21.6 | 22 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 127 Ecuador 21.8 compare
- 127 Mauritania 21.8 compare
- 127 Zambia 21.8 compare
- 130 Kiribati 21.6 compare
- 132 Afghanistan 21.5 compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 21.5 compare
More gender data for Cambodia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 181,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 175,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 184,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 177,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 185,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Cambodia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Cambodia was 21.6 in 2014, 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Cambodia ranks 130th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.