Age at first marriage, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Age at first marriage, female was 21.8 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Mauritania, 1965–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2015, age at first marriage, female in Mauritania stood at 21.8.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Mauritania peaked at 23 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.5, in 1965.
Mauritania ranks 127th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 19.5 | — |
| 1977 | 19.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20.5 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 23 | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 21.3 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 21.8 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 22 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.8 | +0.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 21.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.9, 100% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 21.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.85, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1 |
| 1970s | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.68 | 21.3 | 22 | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Mauritania?
- Age at first marriage, female in Mauritania was 21.8 in 2015, 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 1991.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5 in 1965.
- How does Mauritania rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Mauritania ranks 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.