Ghana vs Turkey: Age at first marriage, female
Ghana
23.7
in 2017
Turkey
23.4
in 2013
Ghana rank
82nd
Turkey rank
83rd
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Ghana
- Turkey
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 23.7 against 23.4 in Turkey, a difference of 0.3.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 82nd and Turkey ranks 83rd of 166 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4 | 20.3 | 0.9 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 20.2 | 21.9 | 1.7 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 20.75 | 22.2 | 1.45 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 22.73 | 23.57 | 0.8333 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 23.8 | 24.4 | 0.6 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Ghana or Turkey?
- Ghana, at 23.7 against 23.4 in Turkey as of 2017.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Ghana and Turkey?
- 0.3, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Turkey?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Ghana and Turkey rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Ghana ranks 82nd and Turkey ranks 83rd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females 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.