Age at first marriage, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: Age at first marriage, male was 27.9 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Türkiye, 1970–2013
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 27.9 for age at first marriage, male in 2013. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Türkiye peaked at 27.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.4, in 1978.
That places Türkiye 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.9 | — |
| 1975 | 23.7 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 23.8 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 24.6 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 25 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.4 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.1 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 26.4 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.4 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 27.9 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 27.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.67 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 3 |
| 1980s | 24.2 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.2 | 25 | 25.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.63 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 73 Guinea 28 compare
- 73 Lesotho 28 compare
- 75 Cape Verde 27.9 compare
- 75 Sierra Leone 27.9 compare
- 75 Timor-Leste 27.9 compare
More gender data for Türkiye
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Türkiye?
- Age at first marriage, male in Türkiye was 27.9 in 2013, 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 in 1978.
- How does Türkiye rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Türkiye ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2013.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.