Age at first marriage, female in Chile
Chile: Age at first marriage, female was 27.4 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Chile, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Chile recorded 27.4 for age at first marriage, female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Chile peaked at 27.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 1979.
Chile ranks 46th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.4 | — |
| 1971 | 23.4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23.4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23.4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23.4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 23.3 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 23.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23.6 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 23.3 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 23.3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.6 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 26.1 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 27.4 | +5.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 27.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.9, 92% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Chile's 27.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.8, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.38 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 6 |
| 1980s | 23.35 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 6 |
| 1990s | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.35 | 24.6 | 26.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 44 Spain 27.7 compare
- 45 United States 27.5 compare
- 47 Canada 27.2 compare
- 47 South Africa 27.2 compare
- 49 Austria 27.1 compare
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Chile?
- Age at first marriage, female in Chile was 27.4 in 2011, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 1979.
- How does Chile rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.