Age at first marriage, male in Morocco
Morocco: Age at first marriage, male was 31.3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Morocco, 1971–2018
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2018, age at first marriage, male in Morocco stood at 31.3. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Morocco peaked at 31.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1971.
That places Morocco 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, male in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25 | — |
| 1982 | 27.1 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 29.8 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 30.1 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 31.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 31.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.5, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 31.3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.65, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.95 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.2 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.25 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,683 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,683 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Morocco?
- Age at first marriage, male in Morocco was 31.3 in 2018, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Morocco ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.