Age at first marriage, female in Morocco
Morocco: Age at first marriage, female was 24.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Morocco, 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 Morocco stood at 24.4.
The figure is down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Morocco peaked at 28.1 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19.1, in 1971.
That places Morocco 71st out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.1 | 22.2 | 24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.18 | 25 | 28.1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.35 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More gender data for Morocco
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 316,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 306,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 320,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 310,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 323,867 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Morocco?
- Age at first marriage, female in Morocco was 24.4 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1 in 1997.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1 in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Morocco ranks 71st out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.