Age at first marriage, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Age at first marriage, female was 21.8 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Ecuador, 1974–2010
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2010, age at first marriage, female in Ecuador stood at 21.8.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Ecuador peaked at 22.8 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 21.2, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.97 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.37 | 22 | 22.8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.85 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 1 |
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More gender data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 137,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 133,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 139,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 136,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 142,568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Ecuador?
- Age at first marriage, female in Ecuador was 21.8 in 2010, 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 in 1994.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2 in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Ecuador ranks 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2010.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.