Age at first marriage, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Age at first marriage, female was 22.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in El Salvador, 1971–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in El Salvador is 22.6, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in El Salvador peaked at 22.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1971.
El Salvador ranks 106th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19 | — |
| 1985 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 22.3 | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 22 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.5 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 21.9 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 22.6 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.9 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.13 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 49,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 47,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 50,031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in El Salvador?
- Age at first marriage, female in El Salvador was 22.6 in 2014, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for age at first marriage, female?
- El Salvador ranks 106th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.