Age at first marriage, female in Indonesia

Indonesia: Age at first marriage, female was 22.4 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
22.4
World rank
114th
of 166 countries
All-time high
23.4
in 2005
All-time low
19.3
in 1971
Years of data
17
1971–2017

Age at first marriage, female in Indonesia, 1971–2017

05101520251971199420171971: 19.31976: 19.41980: 201985: 21.11987: 21.71990: 21.61991: 21.51994: 21.81995: 22.21997: 21.82000: 22.52003: 22.12005: 23.42007: 22.32010: 22.32012: 21.82017: 22.4

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 22.4 for age at first marriage, female in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Indonesia peaked at 23.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.3, in 1971.

Indonesia ranks 114th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.35 19.3 19.4 2
1980s 20.93 20 21.7 3
1990s 21.78 21.5 22.2 5
2000s 22.57 22.1 23.4 4
2010s 22.17 21.8 22.4 3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 114 Kazakhstan 22.4 compare
  2. 114 Solomon Islands 22.4 compare
  3. 117 Egypt 22.3 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is age at first marriage, female in Indonesia?
Age at first marriage, female in Indonesia was 22.4 in 2017, 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 23.4 in 2005.
What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3 in 1971.
How does Indonesia rank for age at first marriage, female?
Indonesia ranks 114th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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.