Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Age at first marriage, female
Tanzania
21
in 2016
Zimbabwe
21.1
in 2017
Tanzania rank
144th
Zimbabwe rank
142nd
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 21.1 against 21 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Tanzania ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 142nd of 166 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.5 | 20.7 | 0.2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 20.47 | 21.1 | 0.6333 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 21.1 | 21.4 | 0.3 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 22.3 | 21 | 1.3 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 21.1 against 21 in Tanzania as of 2017.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2012.
- How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Tanzania ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 142nd 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.