Age at first marriage, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Age at first marriage, female was 20 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Burkina Faso, 1961–2017
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 Burkina Faso is 20, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 20 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.8, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 155th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.8 | — |
| 1975 | 17.4 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 18.5 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 18.4 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 19 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 18.2 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 19 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 18.9 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.4 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.8 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 1 |
| 1970s | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.45 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.77 | 18.2 | 19 | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.75 | 19.5 | 20 | 2 |
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More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 342,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 326,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 336,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Burkina Faso?
- Age at first marriage, female in Burkina Faso was 20 in 2017, 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2017.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 155th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.