Age at first marriage, female in Suriname
Suriname: Age at first marriage, female was 29.3 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Suriname, 2000–2012
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2012, age at first marriage, female in Suriname stood at 29.3. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Suriname peaked at 29.3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.8, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 34th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1 | 20.8 | 28.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.05 | 22.8 | 29.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 31 Australia 29.9 compare
- 31 Hong Kong 29.9 compare
- 31 Liechtenstein 29.9 compare
- 35 Japan 29.2 compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 29.2 compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 29.2 compare
More gender data for Suriname
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 5,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5,403 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Suriname?
- Age at first marriage, female in Suriname was 29.3 in 2012, 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Suriname ranks 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2012.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.