Age at first marriage, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Age at first marriage, female was 23.2 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Pakistan, 1975–2017
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 Pakistan is 23.2, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Pakistan peaked at 23.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.6, in 1975.
That places Pakistan 86th out of 166 countries with data for 2017, 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 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.47 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.65 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.15 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Pakistan?
- Age at first marriage, female in Pakistan was 23.2 in 2017, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 in 1975.
- How does Pakistan rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Pakistan ranks 86th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.