Egypt vs Timor-Leste: Share of women who are married or in a union

Egypt
7.5%
in 2021
Timor-Leste
7.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
97th
Timor-Leste rank
99th

Share of women who are married or in a union over time

  • Egypt
  • Timor-Leste
05101520197019962022

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 7.5% against 7.2% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 97th and Timor-Leste ranks 99th of 221 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1970s 17.8% 11.2% 6.6% Egypt
1980s 15.7% 11.2% 4.5% Egypt
1990s 13.1% 11.2% 1.9% Egypt
2000s 10.7% 10.7% 0.0% Timor-Leste
2010s 8.7% 8.6% 0.2% Egypt
2020s 7.6% 7.4% 0.2% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Egypt or Timor-Leste?
Egypt, at 7.5% against 7.2% in Timor-Leste as of 2021.
What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Egypt and Timor-Leste?
0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Timor-Leste?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
Egypt ranks 97th and Timor-Leste ranks 99th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of women who are married or in a union
Unit
%
Source
United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,945 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.