Age at first marriage, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Age at first marriage, female was 25.7 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Kuwait, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 25.7 for age at first marriage, female in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Kuwait peaked at 27.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.6, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 62nd out of 166 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.05 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.03 | 21.7 | 24.5 | 3 |
| 1990s | 26.1 | 25.2 | 27 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 1 |
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More gender data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,312 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 28,710 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Kuwait?
- Age at first marriage, female in Kuwait was 25.7 in 2011, 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Kuwait ranks 62nd out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.