Age at first marriage, male in Ghana
Ghana: Age at first marriage, male was 27.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Ghana, 1960–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 27.8 for age at first marriage, male in 2014.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Ghana peaked at 28.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.2, in 1960.
That places Ghana 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 1 |
| 1970s | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.13 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.1 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 413,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,637 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Ghana?
- Age at first marriage, male in Ghana was 27.8 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Ghana ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.