Age at first marriage, male in Maldives
Maldives: Age at first marriage, male was 25.5 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Maldives, 1977–2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 25.5 for age at first marriage, male in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Maldives peaked at 25.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.1, in 1985.
Maldives ranks 117th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Age at first marriage, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 22.4 | — |
| 1985 | 22.1 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 23.2 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 24 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 25.7 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.5 | -1.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 25.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.1, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.6 | 23.2 | 24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.65 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 115 Benin 25.7 compare
- 116 South Sudan 25.6 compare
- 117 Comoros 25.5 compare
- 117 Democratic Republic of Congo 25.5 compare
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 25.5 compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Maldives?
- Age at first marriage, male in Maldives was 25.5 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 in 1985.
- How does Maldives rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Maldives ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Maldives 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.