Age at first marriage, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Age at first marriage, male was 30 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Saudi Arabia, 1987–2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, male in Saudi Arabia is 30, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 30.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.6, in 1987.
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.05 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.45 | 26.9 | 28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.4 | 27.7 | 30.5 | 3 |
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More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 275,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 253,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 263,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 259,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 268,301 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Age at first marriage, male in Saudi Arabia was 30 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6 in 1987.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.