Age at first marriage, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Age at first marriage, male was 29.2 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Costa Rica, 1973–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, male in Costa Rica is 29.2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Costa Rica peaked at 29.2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.1, in 1984.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 144 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.
Age at first marriage, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25.4 | — |
| 1984 | 25.1 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 26 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 26.9 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.6 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 27.9 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 27 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 29.1 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 28.8 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.1 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.3 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 29.2 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.08 | 26 | 27.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.36 | 27 | 29.2 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 29.3 compare
- 53 Chile 29.3 compare
- 53 Cyprus 29.3 compare
- 56 Côte d'Ivoire 29.2 compare
- 56 Israel 29.2 compare
- 56 Mauritania 29.2 compare
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Costa Rica?
- Age at first marriage, male in Costa Rica was 29.2 in 2018, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 in 1984.
- How does Costa Rica rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as part of Age at first marriage, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males 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.