Age at first marriage, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Age at first marriage, female was 26.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Costa Rica, 1973–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 26.4 for age at first marriage, female in 2018.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Costa Rica peaked at 26.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 1993.
That places Costa Rica 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21.7 | — |
| 1984 | 22.2 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 21.4 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 22.2 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 23.4 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 23.6 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.4 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.2 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 23.9 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.6 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 25.7 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 24.9 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.3 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.9 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 26.4 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.54 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.36 | 23.9 | 26.6 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Costa Rica?
- Age at first marriage, female in Costa Rica was 26.4 in 2018, 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 1993.
- How does Costa Rica rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.