Age at first marriage, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Age at first marriage, female was 21 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2014, age at first marriage, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 21. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 21 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.6, in 1981.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age at first marriage, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.6 | — |
| 1991 | 17.8 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 19.3 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 17.7 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 20.4 | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 21 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.13 | 17.7 | 20.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 142 Nicaragua 21.1 compare
- 142 Zimbabwe 21.1 compare
- 144 Panama 21 compare
- 144 Tanzania, United Republic of 21 compare
- 147 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.9 compare
More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,072 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,152 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Age at first marriage, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 21 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6 in 1981.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.