Age at first marriage, female in Kiribati

Kiribati: Age at first marriage, female was 21.6 in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
21.6
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
130th
of 166 countries
All-time high
22.2
in 2005
All-time low
20.8
in 1978
Years of data
8
1973–2010

Age at first marriage, female in Kiribati, 1973–2010

051015201973199120101973: 20.91978: 20.81985: 21.11990: 21.51995: 21.72005: 22.22009: 20.92010: 21.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, age at first marriage, female in Kiribati stood at 21.6.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Kiribati peaked at 22.2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.8, in 1978.

Kiribati ranks 130th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.85 20.8 20.9 2
1980s 21.1 21.1 21.1 1
1990s 21.6 21.5 21.7 2
2000s 21.55 20.9 22.2 2
2010s 21.6 21.6 21.6 1

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 127 Ecuador 21.8 compare
  2. 127 Mauritania 21.8 compare
  3. 127 Zambia 21.8 compare
  4. 130 Cambodia 21.6 compare
  5. 132 Afghanistan 21.5 compare
  6. 132 Dominican Republic 21.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age at first marriage, female in Kiribati?
Age at first marriage, female in Kiribati was 21.6 in 2010, 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 Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2005.
What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 20.8 in 1978.
How does Kiribati rank for age at first marriage, female?
Kiribati ranks 130th out of 166 countries with data for 2010.
Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kiribati 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
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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.