Area Database (v4.2.1)
Mean age difference partners (husband-wife)
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 8.32 | 8.30 | 8.29 | 8.27 | 8.25 | 8.24 | 8.22 | 8.21 | 8.19 | 8.10 | 8.01 | 7.92 | 7.83 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 7.57 | 7.40 | 7.23 | 7.07 | 6.90 | 6.73 | 6.56 | 6.39 | 6.22 | 6.05 | |
| Atacora (incl Donga) | 9.71 | 9.63 | 9.56 | 9.48 | 9.40 | 9.33 | 9.25 | 9.18 | 9.10 | 9.23 | 9.37 | 9.50 | 9.64 | 9.77 | 9.73 | 9.68 | 9.64 | 9.59 | 9.55 | 9.28 | 9.01 | 8.74 | 8.47 | 8.20 | 7.93 | 7.66 | 7.39 | 7.12 | 6.85 | |
| Atlantique (incl Littoral (Cotonou)) | 7.63 | 7.60 | 7.56 | 7.52 | 7.48 | 7.44 | 7.41 | 7.37 | 7.33 | 7.23 | 7.13 | 7.02 | 6.92 | 6.82 | 6.79 | 6.76 | 6.74 | 6.71 | 6.68 | 6.56 | 6.44 | 6.32 | 6.19 | 6.07 | 5.95 | 5.83 | 5.71 | 5.59 | 5.47 | |
| Borgou (incl Alibori) | 7.84 | 8.00 | 8.15 | 8.30 | 8.45 | 8.60 | 8.76 | 8.91 | 9.06 | 9.03 | 8.99 | 8.96 | 8.92 | 8.89 | 8.84 | 8.79 | 8.73 | 8.68 | 8.63 | 8.40 | 8.17 | 7.94 | 7.71 | 7.48 | 7.25 | 7.02 | 6.79 | 6.56 | 6.33 | |
| Mono (incl Couffo) | 8.11 | 8.03 | 7.95 | 7.87 | 7.79 | 7.71 | 7.63 | 7.55 | 7.47 | 7.42 | 7.37 | 7.31 | 7.26 | 7.21 | 7.38 | 7.55 | 7.71 | 7.88 | 8.05 | 7.75 | 7.45 | 7.15 | 6.86 | 6.56 | 6.26 | 5.96 | 5.66 | 5.36 | 5.06 | |
| Queme (incl Plateau) | 8.98 | 8.81 | 8.63 | 8.45 | 8.27 | 8.09 | 7.92 | 7.74 | 7.56 | 7.52 | 7.48 | 7.45 | 7.41 | 7.37 | 7.34 | 7.32 | 7.29 | 7.27 | 7.24 | 7.09 | 6.95 | 6.80 | 6.65 | 6.50 | 6.36 | 6.21 | 6.06 | 5.92 | 5.77 | |
| Zou (incl Collines) | 8.11 | 8.18 | 8.24 | 8.31 | 8.38 | 8.44 | 8.51 | 8.57 | 8.64 | 8.41 | 8.18 | 7.96 | 7.73 | 7.50 | 7.55 | 7.60 | 7.64 | 7.69 | 7.74 | 7.58 | 7.43 | 7.27 | 7.12 | 6.96 | 6.81 | 6.65 | 6.49 | 6.34 | 6.18 | |
Lighter numbers are estimates