Women married by age 18 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Women married by age 18 was 29.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Women married by age 18 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women married by age 18 in Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of peaked at 41.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 2022.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 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.
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 |
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More gender data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Women married by age 18 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 29.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 2022.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for women married by age 18?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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