What is age at first marriage, male in Egypt?

Age at first marriage, male in Egypt was 28.1 in 2017, 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 Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2003.

What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 26.7 in 1976.

How does Egypt rank for age at first marriage, male?

Egypt ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2017.

Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Egypt 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.

Age at first marriage, male in Egypt

Name: Age at first marriage, male in Egypt
Creator: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Age at first marriage, male was 28.1 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)

28.1

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

71st

of 144 countries

All-time high

28.3

in 2003

All-time low

26.7

in 1976

Years of data

1976–2017

Age at first marriage, male in Egypt, 1976–2017

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.

Analysis

In 2017, age at first marriage, male in Egypt stood at 28.1.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Egypt peaked at 28.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.7, in 1976.

That places Egypt 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	26.7	26.7	26.7	1
1980s	27	27	27	1
1990s	28.05	28	28.1	2
2000s	28.05	27.7	28.3	4
2010s	27.8	27.5	28.1	2

Countries ranked near Egypt

68 Armenia 28.5 compare
68 Cameroon 28.5 compare
68 Thailand 28.5 compare
71 Azerbaijan 28.1 compare
73 Guinea 28 compare
73 Lesotho 28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age at first marriage, male in Egypt?: Age at first marriage, male in Egypt was 28.1 in 2017, 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 Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2003.
What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 26.7 in 1976.
How does Egypt rank for age at first marriage, male?: Egypt ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt 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

Indicator: Age at first marriage, male
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,646 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.