Age at first marriage, female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Age at first marriage, female was 22.8 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Vietnam, 1988–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2015, age at first marriage, female in Vietnam stood at 22.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Vietnam peaked at 23.6 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 22.2, in 1997.
That places Vietnam 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.35 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.08 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.67 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 722,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 668,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 741,284 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 682,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 760,155 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Vietnam?
- Age at first marriage, female in Vietnam was 22.8 in 2015, 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6 in 1988.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 in 1997.
- How does Vietnam rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Vietnam ranks 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.