Age at first marriage, female in Chad
Chad: Age at first marriage, female was 18.8 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Chad, 1997–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Chad recorded 18.8 for age at first marriage, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Chad peaked at 18.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.1, in 1997.
Chad ranks 159th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.33 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.63 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 156 Guinea 19.8 compare
- 157 Guyana 19.2 compare
- 158 Madagascar 19 compare
- 159 Bangladesh 18.8 compare
- 159 Mali 18.8 compare
- 162 Mozambique 18.7 compare
More gender data for Chad
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 432,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 393,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 404,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 373,072 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 383,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 358,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 367,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 343,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 352,567 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Chad?
- Age at first marriage, female in Chad was 18.8 in 2015, 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Chad ranks 159th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad 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.