Age at first marriage, male in Guyana
Guyana: Age at first marriage, male was 21.3 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Age at first marriage, male in Guyana, 1970–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2014, age at first marriage, male in Guyana stood at 21.3. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Guyana peaked at 30.1 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 21.3, in 2014.
Guyana ranks 144th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.32 | 25.4 | 27.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 141 Belize 22.5 compare
- 142 Madagascar 22.4 compare
- 143 Central African Republic 21.7 compare
More gender data for Guyana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 8,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 8,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 8,302 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Guyana?
- Age at first marriage, male in Guyana was 21.3 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 1991.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3 in 2014.
- How does Guyana rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Guyana ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.