Women married by age 18 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Women married by age 18 was 29.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
29.1
World rank
14th
of 31 countries
All-time high
41.1
in 2005
All-time low
29.1
in 2022
Years of data
10
1992–2022
Women married by age 18 in Tanzania, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women married by age 18 in Tanzania is 29.1, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Tanzania peaked at 41.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 2022.
That places Tanzania 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Women married by age 18 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.6 | — |
| 1996 | 38.1 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 39.3 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 35.3 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 41.1 | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 37.8 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 36.9 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 31.1 | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 30.5 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.1 | -4.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 29.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 29.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38 | 36.6 | 39.3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.07 | 35.3 | 41.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.83 | 30.5 | 36.9 | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More gender data for Tanzania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Tanzania?
- Women married by age 18 in Tanzania was 29.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for women married by age 18?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women married by age 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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