Age at first marriage, male in Laos
Laos: Age at first marriage, male was 24.6 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Laos, 1995–2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2017, age at first marriage, male in Laos stood at 24.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Laos peaked at 25.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 2000.
That places Laos 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.95 | 23.2 | 24.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.6 | 23.3 | 25.9 | 3 |
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More gender data for Laos
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 77,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,771 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Laos?
- Age at first marriage, male in Laos was 24.6 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Laos ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.