Age at first marriage, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Age at first marriage, female was 21.5 in 2015. β² Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Afghanistan, 1973β2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 21.5 for age at first marriage, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Afghanistan peaked at 21.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.8, in 1979.
That places Afghanistan 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.95 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.4 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 130 Cambodia 21.6 compare
- 130 Kiribati 21.6 compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 21.5 compare
- 134 India 21.4 compare
- 134 Papua New Guinea 21.4 compare
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 703,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 657,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 686,729 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Afghanistan?
- Age at first marriage, female in Afghanistan was 21.5 in 2015, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as part of Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.