Age at first marriage, female in Maldives
Maldives: Age at first marriage, female was 22.5 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Maldives, 1977–2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2017, age at first marriage, female in Maldives stood at 22.5. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Maldives peaked at 22.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1977.
That places Maldives 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.1 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Maldives?
- Age at first marriage, female in Maldives was 22.5 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.