Share of women who are married or in a union in Mayotte
Mayotte: Share of women who are married or in a union was 12.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union in Mayotte, 1970–2017
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mayotte recorded 12.3% for share of women who are married or in a union in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Mayotte peaked at 14.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2017.
Mayotte ranks 58th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Mayotte, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.3% | — |
| 1971 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
More gender data for Mayotte
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.0% (2050)
- Sex ratio at birth 103.23 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 99.3 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio by age 0 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.23 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 0.8% (2023)
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.0% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 114.31 males per 100 females (2023)
- Male population by age group 25,210 people (2023)
- Female population by age group 24,672 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Mayotte?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Mayotte was 12.3% in 2017, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2017.
- How does Mayotte rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Mayotte ranks 58th out of 221 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mayotte data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.