Age at first marriage, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Age at first marriage, female was 19 in 2009. ▼ Falling
Age at first marriage, female in Madagascar, 1975–2009
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 Madagascar is 19, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Madagascar peaked at 20.9 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2009.
Madagascar ranks 158th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.77 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.53 | 19 | 19.8 | 3 |
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More gender data for Madagascar
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 477,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 456,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 468,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 448,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 460,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Madagascar?
- Age at first marriage, female in Madagascar was 19 in 2009, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 in 1993.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Madagascar ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2009.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.