Age at first marriage, female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Age at first marriage, female was 23 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Mongolia, 1979–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2013, age at first marriage, female in Mongolia stood at 23.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Mongolia peaked at 24.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 1979.
That places Mongolia 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.13 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.88 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.6 | 23 | 24.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 88 Iran 23.1 compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 23.1 compare
- 90 Cote d'Ivoire 23 compare
- 90 East Timor 23 compare
- 90 Ukraine 23 compare
- 90 Uruguay 23 compare
More gender data for Mongolia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 34,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 36,196 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Mongolia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Mongolia was 23 in 2013, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 1979.
- How does Mongolia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Mongolia ranks 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.