Age at first marriage, female in East Timor
East Timor: Age at first marriage, female was 23 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in East Timor, 2003–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in East Timor is 23, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in East Timor peaked at 24.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.8, in 2003.
East Timor ranks 90th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.83 | 23 | 24.6 | 3 |
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More gender data for East Timor
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 15,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 14,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 15,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 15,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 15,783 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in East Timor?
- Age at first marriage, female in East Timor was 23 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8 in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for age at first marriage, female?
- East Timor ranks 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.