Age at first marriage, female in Kenya
Kenya: Age at first marriage, female was 21.9 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Kenya, 1978–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2014, age at first marriage, female in Kenya stood at 21.9.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Kenya peaked at 22.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.3, in 1984.
That places Kenya 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.15 | 20 | 20.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 20 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.73 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 1 |
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More gender data for Kenya
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 723,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 702,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 712,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 691,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 702,017 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Kenya?
- Age at first marriage, female in Kenya was 21.9 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3 in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Kenya ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.