Age at first marriage, female in Brazil
Brazil: Age at first marriage, female was 23.9 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2010, age at first marriage, female in Brazil stood at 23.9. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Brazil peaked at 23.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.3, in 1960.
That places Brazil 78th out of 166 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.3 | — |
| 1970 | 23 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 22.7 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 22.3 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 22.5 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.7 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 23.1 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 23.9 | +3.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 23.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.05, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 23.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.8, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Brazil?
- Age at first marriage, female in Brazil was 23.9 in 2010, 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Brazil ranks 78th out of 166 countries with data for 2010.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil 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.