Age at first marriage, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Age at first marriage, female was 24.1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 24.1 for age at first marriage, female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 1979.
That places Guinea-Bissau 76th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 1 |
| 1970s | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.95 | 20.2 | 21.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.9 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Age at first marriage, female in Guinea-Bissau was 24.1 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7 in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.