Age at first marriage, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Age at first marriage, female was 21.5 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Dominican Republic, 1970–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 21.5 for age at first marriage, female in 2014.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.5 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.6, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.65 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.8 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.43 | 21 | 21.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.33 | 21 | 21.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 130 Cambodia 21.6 compare
- 130 Kiribati 21.6 compare
- 132 Afghanistan 21.5 compare
- 134 India 21.4 compare
- 134 Papua New Guinea 21.4 compare
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 97,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 101,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Dominican Republic?
- Age at first marriage, female in Dominican Republic was 21.5 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 in 1993.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.