Age at first marriage, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Age at first marriage, female was 21.1 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Zimbabwe, 1982–2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 21.1 for age at first marriage, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 21.5 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.83 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 3 |
| 1990s | 21.2 | 21 | 21.5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.03 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.64 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 5 |
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More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 238,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 230,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 234,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 226,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 230,049 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Zimbabwe?
- Age at first marriage, female in Zimbabwe was 21.1 in 2017, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 in 1987.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.