Age at first marriage, male in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Age at first marriage, male was 29.2 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, male in Côte d'Ivoire, 1975–2016
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 Côte d'Ivoire is 29.2, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 29.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1979.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 56th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, male in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 27.9 | — |
| 1979 | 27 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 27.6 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 28.1 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 28.5 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 28 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 29.2 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 27.3 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 28 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.45 | 27 | 27.9 | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.2 | 28 | 28.5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.25 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.77 | 28 | 29.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 29.3 compare
- 53 Chile 29.3 compare
- 53 Cyprus 29.3 compare
- 56 Costa Rica 29.2 compare
- 56 Israel 29.2 compare
- 56 Mauritania 29.2 compare
More gender data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 469,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 457,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 463,365 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Age at first marriage, male in Côte d'Ivoire was 29.2 in 2016, 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1979.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.