Age at first marriage, female in Moldova
Moldova: Age at first marriage, female was 25 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Moldova, 1989–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2014, age at first marriage, female in Moldova stood at 25. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Moldova peaked at 25 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.8, in 1997.
That places Moldova 68th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.5 | 21.9 | 23.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.45 | 21.9 | 25 | 2 |
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More gender data for Moldova
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,866 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,932 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Moldova?
- Age at first marriage, female in Moldova was 25 in 2014, 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8 in 1997.
- How does Moldova rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Moldova ranks 68th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.