Age at first marriage, female in Laos
Laos: Age at first marriage, female was 20.7 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Laos, 1995–2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2017, age at first marriage, female in Laos stood at 20.7.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Laos peaked at 22.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 2000.
That places Laos 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.1 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.2 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 147 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.9 compare
- 148 Benin 20.7 compare
- 148 Tajikistan 20.7 compare
- 148 Uganda 20.7 compare
More gender data for Laos
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 77,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,771 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Laos?
- Age at first marriage, female in Laos was 20.7 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Laos ranks 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos 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.