Age at first marriage, female in Nepal
Nepal: Age at first marriage, female was 20.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Nepal, 1971–2016
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 Nepal is 20.1, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Nepal peaked at 20.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.1, in 1976.
That places Nepal 154th out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.55 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.47 | 20.1 | 20.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More gender data for Nepal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 268,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 278,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Nepal?
- Age at first marriage, female in Nepal was 20.1 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1 in 1976.
- How does Nepal rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Nepal ranks 154th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.