Age at first marriage, female in Colombia
Colombia: Age at first marriage, female was 22.7 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Colombia, 1973–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 22.7 for age at first marriage, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Colombia peaked at 23.5 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 22.2, in 1995.
Colombia ranks 103rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.1 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.6 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.07 | 23 | 23.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 349,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 364,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 351,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 366,061 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Colombia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Colombia was 22.7 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 in 1986.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 in 1995.
- How does Colombia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Colombia ranks 103rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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.