Age at first marriage, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Age at first marriage, male was 24.6 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
24.6
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
132nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
25.9
in 2015
All-time low
23.2
in 2000
Years of data
6
1995–2017

Age at first marriage, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 1995–2017

01020301995200620171995: 23.92000: 23.22005: 24.72012: 23.32015: 25.92017: 24.6

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.

Analysis

In 2017, age at first marriage, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic stood at 24.6.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic peaked at 25.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 2000.

That places Lao People’s Democratic Republic 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.9 23.9 23.9 1
2000s 23.95 23.2 24.7 2
2010s 24.6 23.3 25.9 3

Countries ranked near Lao People’s Democratic Republic

  1. 129 Belarus 24.8 compare
  2. 129 Dominican Republic 24.8 compare
  3. 131 Chad 24.7 compare
  4. 133 Cambodia 24.5 compare
  5. 133 Malawi 24.5 compare
  6. 135 Nicaragua 24.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age at first marriage, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
Age at first marriage, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic was 24.6 in 2017, 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 Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 25.9 in 2015.
What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 2000.
How does Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank for age at first marriage, male?
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People’s Democratic Republic 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

Indicator
Age at first marriage, male
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,646 data points, 1960–2019
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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.