Age at first marriage, male in India
India: Age at first marriage, male was 26 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in India, 1971–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2016, age at first marriage, male in India stood at 26. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in India peaked at 26 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.7, in 1971.
India ranks 108th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, male in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.7 | — |
| 1981 | 23.4 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 24 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 24.3 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 24.9 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 24.8 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.3 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.9 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 26 | +4.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.5, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.4 | 24 | 24.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.05 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.45 | 24.9 | 26 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in India?
- Age at first marriage, male in India was 26 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 in 1971.
- How does India rank for age at first marriage, male?
- India ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.