Age at first marriage, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Age at first marriage, female was 26.5 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Eswatini, 1997–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Eswatini is 26.5, measured in 2014.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Eswatini peaked at 27.7 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 23.8, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 55th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.15 | 23.8 | 26.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.35 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 13,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 14,188 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Eswatini?
- Age at first marriage, female in Eswatini was 26.5 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 1997.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Eswatini ranks 55th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.