Age at first marriage, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Age at first marriage, female was 22.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Guatemala, 1973–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, female in Guatemala stood at 22.7. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Guatemala peaked at 22.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 1973.
Guatemala ranks 103rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.55 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.88 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.8 | 21.6 | 22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.45 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More gender data for Guatemala
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 187,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 180,709 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 186,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 181,959 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 188,002 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Guatemala?
- Age at first marriage, female in Guatemala was 22.7 in 2018, 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Guatemala ranks 103rd out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.