Age at first marriage, female in Colombia

Colombia: Age at first marriage, female was 22.7 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
22.7
World rank
103rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
23.5
in 1986
All-time low
22.2
in 1995
Years of data
11
1973–2015

Age at first marriage, female in Colombia, 1973–2015

05101520251973199420151973: 22.51985: 22.71986: 23.51990: 23.11993: 22.51995: 22.22000: 23.12005: 232006: 23.12010: 22.32015: 22.7

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 103 Guatemala 22.7 compare
  2. 103 Iraq 22.7 compare
  3. 106 Comoros 22.6 compare
  4. 106 El Salvador 22.6 compare
  5. 106 Liberia 22.6 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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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

Indicator
Age at first marriage, female
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 1,932 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

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.