Age at first marriage, male in Malawi
Malawi: Age at first marriage, male was 24.5 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, male in Malawi, 1971–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, male in Malawi stood at 24.5.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Malawi peaked at 26.4 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 22.9, in 1977.
That places Malawi 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.55 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.9 | 23.4 | 26.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.67 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.18 | 23.7 | 24.6 | 4 |
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- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Malawi?
- Age at first marriage, male in Malawi was 24.5 in 2018, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 1996.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Malawi ranks 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.