Age at first marriage, male in Chile
Chile: Age at first marriage, male was 29.3 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Chile, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, male in Chile is 29.3, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Chile peaked at 29.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.2, in 1978.
Chile ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5 | 25.2 | 25.7 | 6 |
| 1980s | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 6 |
| 1990s | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.3 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 94,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 96,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Chile?
- Age at first marriage, male in Chile was 29.3 in 2011, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2 in 1978.
- How does Chile rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Chile ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.