Age at first marriage, female in Senegal
Senegal: Age at first marriage, female was 22.2 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Senegal, 1961–2017
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 Senegal is 22.2, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Senegal peaked at 22.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2013.
That places Senegal 118th out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.4 | — |
| 1971 | 18.6 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 17.9 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 19.5 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 20.1 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 20.9 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 21.5 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.5 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 22 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.2 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 21.6 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15 | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 22 | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.8 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.2 | +1.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 22.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.9, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 22.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.85, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age at first marriage, female in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +46.7% | 15 | 22 |
| 2013 | -30.6% | 21.6 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1 |
| 1970s | 18.25 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.8 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.33 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.57 | 21.2 | 22 | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.77 | 15 | 22.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Senegal?
- Age at first marriage, female in Senegal was 22.2 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Senegal ranks 118th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.