Age at first marriage, female in Jordan
Jordan: Age at first marriage, female was 24.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Jordan, 1976–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, female in Jordan stood at 24.6.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Jordan peaked at 25.9 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 1976.
That places Jordan 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.47 | 24 | 25.3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.45 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 4 |
| 2010s | 24.5 | 23.9 | 25 | 3 |
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More gender data for Jordan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 115,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 110,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 115,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 110,831 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 115,776 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Jordan?
- Age at first marriage, female in Jordan was 24.6 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 in 2002.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 1976.
- How does Jordan rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Jordan ranks 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.