Age at first marriage, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Age at first marriage, male was 29.2 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, male in Mauritania, 1965–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, male in Mauritania is 29.2, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Mauritania peaked at 29.6 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 1977.
That places Mauritania 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 28.9 | — |
| 1977 | 27.5 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 28.1 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 29.6 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 28.3 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 29.4 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.2 | -1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 29.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.5, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 29.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.4, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.9 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 1 |
| 1970s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.85 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.35 | 29.2 | 29.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Mauritania?
- Age at first marriage, male in Mauritania was 29.2 in 2015, 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 1991.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Mauritania ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.