Age at first marriage, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Age at first marriage, female was 23.4 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Türkiye, 1970–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2013, age at first marriage, female in Türkiye stood at 23.4.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Türkiye peaked at 24.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.1, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 83rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 3 |
| 1980s | 21.23 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 4 |
| 1990s | 22.13 | 22 | 22.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.57 | 23.1 | 24.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.9 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 2 |
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More gender data for Türkiye
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Türkiye?
- Age at first marriage, female in Türkiye was 23.4 in 2013, 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1 in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Türkiye ranks 83rd out of 166 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.