Age at first marriage, male in Moldova
Moldova: Age at first marriage, male was 28.7 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Moldova, 1989–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 28.7 for age at first marriage, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Moldova peaked at 28.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.8, in 1989.
Moldova ranks 61st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, male in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23.8 | — |
| 2000 | 25.4 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 27.1 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 25.4 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 25.7 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 28.7 | +11.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 28.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.1, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 28.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.97 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.2 | 25.7 | 28.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Moldova?
- Age at first marriage, male in Moldova was 28.7 in 2014, 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8 in 1989.
- How does Moldova rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Moldova ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.