Age at first marriage, male in Samoa
Samoa: Age at first marriage, male was 27.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Samoa, 1971–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 27.3 for age at first marriage, male in 2016.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Samoa peaked at 29 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.3, in 1971.
Samoa ranks 87th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.3 | — |
| 1976 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 27.3 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 28 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 28.3 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 29 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 28.7 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.9 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 27.3 | -2.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 27.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.1, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 27.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.35, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.65 | 27.3 | 28 | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.77 | 28.6 | 29 | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 86 Tonga 27.4 compare
- 87 Seychelles 27.3 compare
- 89 China 27.1 compare
- 89 Indonesia 27.1 compare
- 89 Philippines 27.1 compare
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Samoa?
- Age at first marriage, male in Samoa was 27.3 in 2016, 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2006.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3 in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.