Age at first marriage, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Age at first marriage, female was 18.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Bangladesh, 1974–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Bangladesh is 18.8, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Bangladesh peaked at 19.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.4, in 1974.
That places Bangladesh 159th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.55 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.33 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.74 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.13 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Bangladesh?
- Age at first marriage, female in Bangladesh was 18.8 in 2014, 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 159th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.