Age at first marriage, female in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Age at first marriage, female was 21.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Ethiopia, 1967–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2016, age at first marriage, female in Ethiopia stood at 21.3. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Ethiopia peaked at 21.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.8, in 1971.
Ethiopia ranks 136th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 1970s | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.95 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.67 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.25 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 134 India 21.4 compare
- 134 Papua New Guinea 21.4 compare
- 136 Togo 21.3 compare
- 138 Honduras 21.2 compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 21.2 compare
- 138 Nigeria 21.2 compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.2 compare
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Ethiopia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Ethiopia was 21.3 in 2016, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 in 1971.
- How does Ethiopia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 136th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.