Age at first marriage, female in Haiti
Haiti: Age at first marriage, female was 24.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Haiti, 1971–2016
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 Haiti is 24.9, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Haiti peaked at 26.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 1977.
That places Haiti 69th out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23 | 22.2 | 24.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.9 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 3 |
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More gender data for Haiti
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 123,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 120,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 123,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 120,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 123,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Haiti?
- Age at first marriage, female in Haiti was 24.9 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 1977.
- How does Haiti rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Haiti ranks 69th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.