Age at first marriage, female in Namibia
Namibia: Age at first marriage, female was 30.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Namibia, 1989–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Namibia is 30.3, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Namibia peaked at 30.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.4, in 1989.
Namibia ranks 28th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.23 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.17 | 27.9 | 30.3 | 3 |
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More gender data for Namibia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 43,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Namibia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Namibia was 30.3 in 2016, 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 in 1989.
- How does Namibia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.