Age at first marriage, female in Malawi
Malawi: Age at first marriage, female was 20.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Malawi, 1971–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, female in Malawi stood at 20.4. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Malawi peaked at 20.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.8, in 1977.
That places Malawi 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.45 | 17.8 | 19.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 3 |
| 1990s | 18.85 | 18.7 | 19 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.1 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.95 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 4 |
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More gender data for Malawi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Malawi?
- Age at first marriage, female in Malawi was 20.4 in 2018, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Malawi ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.