Age at first marriage, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Age at first marriage, female was 22.2 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Cameroon, 1976–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 22.2 for age at first marriage, female in 2014.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Cameroon peaked at 22.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.8, in 1976.
That places Cameroon 118th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.65 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.85 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.75 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 2 |
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More gender data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Cameroon?
- Age at first marriage, female in Cameroon was 22.2 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Cameroon ranks 118th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.