Age at first marriage, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Age at first marriage, male was 28.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Cameroon, 1976–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 28.5 for age at first marriage, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Cameroon peaked at 28.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 68th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.93 | 25 | 28.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.85 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Cameroon?
- Age at first marriage, male in Cameroon was 28.5 in 2014, 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Cameroon ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.