Age at first marriage, female in Mexico
Mexico: Age at first marriage, female was 23.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Mexico, 1970–2019
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2019, age at first marriage, female in Mexico stood at 23.2.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Mexico peaked at 24.2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.2, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 86th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.8 | 21.6 | 22 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.7 | 22.4 | 23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.45 | 22.7 | 24.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.13 | 23 | 23.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
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- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Mexico?
- Age at first marriage, female in Mexico was 23.2 in 2019, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 in 2009.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2 in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Mexico ranks 86th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.