Age at first marriage, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Age at first marriage, male was 28.6 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Nigeria, 1991–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2013, age at first marriage, male in Nigeria stood at 28.6. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Nigeria peaked at 28.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.2, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.37 | 28 | 28.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Nigeria?
- Age at first marriage, male in Nigeria was 28.6 in 2013, 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Nigeria ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.