Age at first marriage, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Age at first marriage, male was 30.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2014, age at first marriage, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 30.3. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 30.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.6, in 1979.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 1970s | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Age at first marriage, male in Guinea-Bissau was 30.3 in 2014, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6 in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.