Age at first marriage, female in Haiti

Haiti: Age at first marriage, female was 24.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
24.9
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
69th
of 166 countries
All-time high
26.1
in 2013
All-time low
21.6
in 1977
Years of data
10
1971–2016

Age at first marriage, female in Haiti, 1971–2016

01020301971199320161971: 22.41977: 21.61982: 23.81995: 22.22000: 22.22003: 24.62006: 22.22012: 23.72013: 26.12016: 24.9

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 67 Seychelles 25.2 compare
  2. 68 Moldova 25 compare
  3. 70 Jordan 24.6 compare
  4. 71 Morocco 24.4 compare
  5. 72 Rwanda 24.3 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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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

Indicator
Age at first marriage, female
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 1,932 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

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.