Age at first marriage, female in Yemen, Republic of
Yemen, Republic of: Age at first marriage, female was 22.8 in 2013. β² Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Yemen, Republic of, 1975β2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2013, age at first marriage, female in Yemen, Republic of stood at 22.8. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Yemen, Republic of peaked at 22.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18, in 1975.
That places Yemen, Republic of 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.77 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen, Republic of
More gender data for Yemen, Republic of
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 676,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 626,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 659,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 611,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 642,923 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Yemen, Republic of?
- Age at first marriage, female in Yemen, Republic of was 22.8 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 Yemen, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 1975.
- How does Yemen, Republic of rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Yemen, Republic of ranks 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Yemen, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen, Republic of 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.