Age at first marriage, female in Yemen

Yemen: Age at first marriage, female was 22.8 in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
22.8
World rank
98th
of 166 countries
All-time high
22.8
in 2013
All-time low
18
in 1975
Years of data
8
1975–2013

Age at first marriage, female in Yemen, 1975–2013

05101520251975199420131975: 181986: 18.31992: 20.81994: 20.81997: 20.72003: 22.22006: 22.62013: 22.8

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.

Analysis

In 2013, age at first marriage, female in Yemen stood at 22.8. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Yemen peaked at 22.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18, in 1975.

That places Yemen 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18 18 18 1
1980s 18.3 18.3 18.3 1
1990s 20.77 20.7 20.8 3
2000s 22.4 22.2 22.6 2
2010s 22.8 22.8 22.8 1

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  5. 98 Cape Verde 22.8 compare
  6. 98 Georgia 22.8 compare
  7. 98 Vietnam 22.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age at first marriage, female in Yemen?
Age at first marriage, female in Yemen was 22.8 in 2013, 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 22.8 in 2013.
What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 18 in 1975.
How does Yemen rank for age at first marriage, female?
Yemen ranks 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2013.
Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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

Indicator
Age at first marriage, female
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 1,932 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

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.