Age at first marriage, female in Sudan
Sudan: Age at first marriage, female was 21.9 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Sudan, 1979–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 21.9 for age at first marriage, female in 2014.
The figure is up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Sudan peaked at 24.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 123rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.4 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6 | 15 | 22.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.95 | 21.9 | 22 | 2 |
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More gender data for Sudan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 784,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 745,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 769,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 733,658 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 755,697 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Sudan?
- Age at first marriage, female in Sudan was 21.9 in 2014, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Sudan ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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.