Age at first marriage, female in Samoa
Samoa: Age at first marriage, female was 23.8 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Samoa, 1971–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 23.8 for age at first marriage, female in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Samoa peaked at 24.8 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 22, in 1971.
That places Samoa 81st out of 166 countries with data for 2016, 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 | 22.05 | 22 | 22.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 24 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.23 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.65 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,871 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Samoa?
- Age at first marriage, female in Samoa was 23.8 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8 in 1986.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Samoa ranks 81st out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.