Age at first marriage, female in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Age at first marriage, female was 23 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Côte 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 Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 1975.
Côte 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 Côte 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% |
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 Côte d'Ivoire
- 88 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.1 compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 23.1 compare
- 90 Mongolia 23 compare
- 90 Timor-Leste 23 compare
- 90 Ukraine 23 compare
- 90 Uruguay 23 compare
More gender data for Côte 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 469,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 457,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 463,365 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Age at first marriage, female in Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 1975.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Côte 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 Côte 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.