Age at first marriage, female in Yemen
Yemen: Age at first marriage, female was 22.8 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Yemen, 1975–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2013, age at first marriage, female in Yemen 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 peaked at 22.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18, in 1975.
That places Yemen 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18 | — |
| 1986 | 18.3 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 20.8 | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 20.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.7 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 22.2 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 22.6 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.8 | +0.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 22.8 is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.9, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 22.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.6, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Yemen?
- Age at first marriage, female in Yemen 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 1975.
- How does Yemen rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Yemen ranks 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.