Age at first marriage, female in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Age at first marriage, female was 23 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Cote d'Ivoire, 1975–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2016, age at first marriage, female in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 23. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 1975.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 90th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.4 | — |
| 1979 | 18.7 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 19.8 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 20.9 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 21.5 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 21.9 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 22.8 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 21.7 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 19.7 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 22.3 | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 22.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | +3.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 23 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.9, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.85, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.55 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.43 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.4 | 19.7 | 22.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.53 | 22.3 | 23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More gender data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,651 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,651 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Age at first marriage, female in Cote d'Ivoire was 23 in 2016, 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 1975.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.