Age at first marriage, female in Thailand
Thailand: Age at first marriage, female was 22.5 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Thailand, 1970–2012
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 22.5 for age at first marriage, female in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Thailand peaked at 24.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22, in 1970.
That places Thailand 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.05 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.45 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7 | 22.5 | 24.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 299,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 318,063 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Thailand?
- Age at first marriage, female in Thailand was 22.5 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Thailand ranks 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2012.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.