Age at first marriage, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Age at first marriage, female was 21.9 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Paraguay, 1972–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2016, age at first marriage, female in Paraguay stood at 21.9.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Paraguay peaked at 22.7 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 1992.
That places Paraguay 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.65 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 1 |
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More gender data for Paraguay
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 68,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 65,881 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 68,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 66,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 69,208 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Paraguay?
- Age at first marriage, female in Paraguay was 21.9 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2002.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 1992.
- How does Paraguay rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Paraguay ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.