Age at first marriage, female in Liberia
Liberia: Age at first marriage, female was 22.6 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Liberia, 1970–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Liberia is 22.6, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Liberia peaked at 22.7 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.7, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 106th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 3 |
| 1980s | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 1 |
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More gender data for Liberia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 79,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 76,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 78,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 75,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 77,167 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Liberia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Liberia was 22.6 in 2013, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2008.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Liberia ranks 106th out of 166 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.