Age at first marriage, male in Vietnam
Vietnam: Age at first marriage, male was 26.9 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Vietnam, 1989–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2015, age at first marriage, male in Vietnam stood at 26.9. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Vietnam peaked at 26.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.4, in 1989.
Vietnam ranks 93rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age at first marriage, male in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 24.4 | — |
| 1997 | 26.1 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 26 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.9 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 26.6 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 26.9 | +1.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 26.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.1, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 26.9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.35, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.75 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.15 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.65 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Vietnam?
- Age at first marriage, male in Vietnam was 26.9 in 2015, 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4 in 1989.
- How does Vietnam rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Vietnam ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.