Age at first marriage, male in Mexico
Mexico: Age at first marriage, male was 25.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Mexico, 1970–2019
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2019, age at first marriage, male in Mexico stood at 25.9.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Mexico peaked at 26.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.1, in 1980.
That places Mexico 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.4 | — |
| 1980 | 24.1 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 24.7 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 25.1 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 25 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.6 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 25.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.9 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.9 | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 25.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.1, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 25.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.05, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.9 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.8 | 25 | 26.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.77 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Mexico?
- Age at first marriage, male in Mexico was 25.9 in 2019, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1 in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Mexico ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2019.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.