Age at first marriage, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Age at first marriage, male was 27.9 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, male in Sierra Leone, 1992–2017
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2017, age at first marriage, male in Sierra Leone stood at 27.9.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 28.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.2, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.57 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.83 | 26.8 | 28.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 73 Guinea 28 compare
- 73 Lesotho 28 compare
- 75 Cape Verde 27.9 compare
- 75 Timor-Leste 27.9 compare
- 75 Türkiye 27.9 compare
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 113,417 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Sierra Leone?
- Age at first marriage, male in Sierra Leone was 27.9 in 2017, 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.