Age at first marriage, male in Brazil
Brazil: Age at first marriage, male was 26.8 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, male in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2010, age at first marriage, male in Brazil stood at 26.8. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Brazil peaked at 26.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 1996.
Brazil ranks 95th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 1970s | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.6 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 1 |
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More gender data for Brazil
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Brazil?
- Age at first marriage, male in Brazil was 26.8 in 2010, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 1996.
- How does Brazil rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Brazil ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as part of Age at first marriage, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males 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.