Age at first marriage, female in Egypt
Egypt: Age at first marriage, female was 22.3 in 2017. β¬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Egypt, 1976β2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 22.3 for age at first marriage, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Egypt peaked at 23 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 1976.
Egypt ranks 117th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.75 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.35 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.77 | 22.7 | 23 | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.15 | 22 | 22.3 | 2 |
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More gender data for Egypt
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Egypt?
- Age at first marriage, female in Egypt was 22.3 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2005.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Egypt ranks 117th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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.