Age at first marriage, female in Zambia
Zambia: Age at first marriage, female was 21.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Zambia, 1980–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 21.8 for age at first marriage, female in 2014.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Zambia peaked at 22 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.4, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 127th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.88 | 20 | 22 | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.83 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 2 |
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More gender data for Zambia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 312,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 312,485 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Zambia?
- Age at first marriage, female in Zambia was 21.8 in 2014, 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1999.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Zambia ranks 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.