Blue numbers are estimated
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 | |
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Total | 6.72 | 6.60 | 6.49 | 6.37 | 6.26 | 6.14 | 6.02 | 5.91 | 5.79 | 5.83 | 5.86 | 5.90 | 5.93 | 5.86 | 5.79 | 5.72 | 5.64 | 5.57 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.47 | 5.47 | |
Urban | 7.04 | 6.93 | 6.82 | 6.71 | 6.61 | 6.50 | 6.39 | 6.28 | 6.17 | 6.09 | 6.02 | 5.94 | 5.86 | 5.80 | 5.73 | 5.67 | 5.60 | 5.54 | 5.47 | 5.51 | 5.56 | 5.60 | 5.64 | 5.69 | 5.73 | 5.77 | 5.82 | 5.86 | |
Rural | 6.67 | 6.55 | 6.43 | 6.31 | 6.20 | 6.08 | 5.96 | 5.84 | 5.72 | 5.78 | 5.83 | 5.89 | 5.94 | 5.87 | 5.80 | 5.73 | 5.65 | 5.58 | 5.51 | 5.50 | 5.49 | 5.48 | 5.46 | 5.45 | 5.44 | 5.43 | 5.42 | 5.41 | |
Poor | 6.73 | 6.61 | 6.49 | 6.37 | 6.26 | 6.14 | 6.02 | 5.90 | 5.78 | 5.82 | 5.86 | 5.89 | 5.93 | 5.86 | 5.78 | 5.71 | 5.64 | 5.56 | 5.49 | 5.48 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.46 | 5.45 | 5.44 | 5.43 | 5.42 | 5.42 | |
Nonpoor | 6.61 | 6.56 | 6.50 | 6.45 | 6.39 | 6.34 | 6.28 | 6.23 | 6.17 | 6.10 | 6.03 | 5.95 | 5.88 | 5.85 | 5.82 | 5.80 | 5.77 | 5.74 | 5.71 | 5.74 | 5.77 | 5.80 | 5.82 | 5.85 | 5.88 | 5.91 | 5.94 | 5.97 | |
Lowest 25% | 6.72 | 6.59 | 6.47 | 6.34 | 6.21 | 6.08 | 5.96 | 5.83 | 5.70 | 5.79 | 5.88 | 5.97 | 6.06 | 5.95 | 5.83 | 5.72 | 5.60 | 5.49 | 5.37 | 5.32 | 5.27 | 5.22 | 5.17 | 5.12 | 5.07 | 5.02 | 4.97 | 4.92 | |
Second 25% | 6.53 | 6.43 | 6.32 | 6.22 | 6.12 | 6.01 | 5.91 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 5.69 | 5.67 | 5.66 | 5.64 | 5.59 | 5.53 | 5.48 | 5.42 | 5.37 | 5.31 | 5.28 | 5.26 | 5.23 | 5.20 | 5.18 | 5.15 | 5.12 | 5.10 | 5.07 | |
Third 25% | 6.75 | 6.63 | 6.51 | 6.38 | 6.26 | 6.14 | 6.02 | 5.89 | 5.77 | 5.80 | 5.82 | 5.85 | 5.87 | 5.83 | 5.78 | 5.74 | 5.70 | 5.65 | 5.61 | 5.62 | 5.63 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.65 | 5.66 | 5.67 | 5.68 | 5.69 | |
Highest 25% | 6.85 | 6.74 | 6.63 | 6.52 | 6.41 | 6.29 | 6.18 | 6.07 | 5.96 | 6.02 | 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.21 | 6.13 | 6.04 | 5.96 | 5.87 | 5.79 | 5.70 | 5.74 | 5.78 | 5.82 | 5.85 | 5.89 | 5.93 | 5.97 | 6.01 | 6.05 | |
Blantyre | 7.01 | 6.87 | 6.74 | 6.60 | 6.46 | 6.32 | 6.19 | 6.05 | 5.91 | 5.82 | 5.73 | 5.63 | 5.54 | 5.51 | 5.49 | 5.46 | 5.43 | 5.41 | 5.38 | 5.43 | 5.47 | 5.52 | 5.57 | 5.61 | 5.66 | 5.71 | 5.75 | 5.80 | |
Kasungu | 5.96 | 5.98 | 5.99 | 6.01 | 6.02 | 6.04 | 6.05 | 6.07 | 6.08 | 5.91 | 5.73 | 5.56 | 5.38 | 5.36 | 5.33 | 5.31 | 5.29 | 5.26 | 5.24 | 5.28 | 5.33 | 5.37 | 5.41 | 5.46 | 5.50 | 5.54 | 5.59 | 5.63 | |
Lilongwe | 5.98 | 5.87 | 5.75 | 5.64 | 5.53 | 5.41 | 5.30 | 5.18 | 5.07 | 5.18 | 5.29 | 5.39 | 5.50 | 5.39 | 5.28 | 5.17 | 5.06 | 4.95 | 4.84 | 4.86 | 4.88 | 4.90 | 4.92 | 4.94 | 4.96 | 4.98 | 5.00 | 5.02 | |
Machinga | 8.77 | 8.45 | 8.14 | 7.82 | 7.51 | 7.19 | 6.87 | 6.56 | 6.24 | 6.37 | 6.50 | 6.62 | 6.75 | 6.66 | 6.57 | 6.49 | 6.40 | 6.31 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | |
Mangochi | 8.73 | 8.45 | 8.16 | 7.88 | 7.60 | 7.31 | 7.03 | 6.74 | 6.46 | 6.59 | 6.71 | 6.84 | 6.96 | 6.97 | 6.98 | 7.00 | 7.01 | 7.02 | 7.03 | 6.98 | 6.93 | 6.88 | 6.83 | 6.78 | 6.73 | 6.68 | 6.63 | 6.58 | |
Mulanje | 7.64 | 7.42 | 7.20 | 6.98 | 6.77 | 6.55 | 6.33 | 6.11 | 5.89 | 6.02 | 6.16 | 6.29 | 6.42 | 6.30 | 6.17 | 6.05 | 5.92 | 5.80 | 5.67 | 5.57 | 5.46 | 5.36 | 5.25 | 5.15 | 5.04 | 4.94 | 4.83 | 4.73 | |
Mzimba | 6.47 | 6.50 | 6.54 | 6.57 | 6.61 | 6.64 | 6.67 | 6.71 | 6.74 | 6.73 | 6.73 | 6.72 | 6.71 | 6.63 | 6.54 | 6.46 | 6.37 | 6.29 | 6.20 | 6.26 | 6.33 | 6.39 | 6.45 | 6.52 | 6.58 | 6.64 | 6.71 | 6.77 | |
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 5.49 | 5.47 | 5.46 | 5.44 | 5.43 | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.38 | 5.36 | 5.38 | 5.40 | 5.42 | 5.44 | 5.38 | 5.31 | 5.25 | 5.18 | 5.12 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | |
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 7.51 | 7.48 | 7.45 | 7.42 | 7.39 | 7.35 | 7.32 | 7.29 | 7.26 | 7.18 | 7.09 | 7.01 | 6.92 | 6.86 | 6.80 | 6.74 | 6.67 | 6.61 | 6.55 | 6.57 | 6.59 | 6.61 | 6.63 | 6.65 | 6.67 | 6.69 | 6.71 | 6.73 | |
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 7.34 | 7.15 | 6.96 | 6.77 | 6.58 | 6.39 | 6.20 | 6.01 | 5.82 | 5.93 | 6.04 | 6.15 | 6.26 | 6.16 | 6.06 | 5.97 | 5.87 | 5.77 | 5.67 | 5.62 | 5.57 | 5.53 | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.38 | 5.33 | 5.28 | 5.24 | |
Salima | 6.72 | 6.59 | 6.46 | 6.33 | 6.20 | 6.06 | 5.93 | 5.80 | 5.67 | 5.69 | 5.72 | 5.74 | 5.76 | 5.75 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.73 | 5.72 | 5.71 | 5.64 | 5.57 | 5.51 | 5.44 | 5.37 | 5.30 | 5.23 | 5.16 | 5.10 | |
Thyolo | 5.96 | 5.94 | 5.92 | 5.89 | 5.87 | 5.85 | 5.83 | 5.80 | 5.78 | 5.77 | 5.76 | 5.75 | 5.74 | 5.63 | 5.51 | 5.40 | 5.29 | 5.17 | 5.06 | 5.07 | 5.07 | 5.08 | 5.09 | 5.09 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 5.11 | 5.12 | |
Zomba | 6.88 | 6.72 | 6.56 | 6.39 | 6.23 | 6.07 | 5.91 | 5.74 | 5.58 | 5.53 | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.38 | 5.39 | 5.41 | 5.42 | 5.43 | 5.45 | 5.46 | 5.43 | 5.40 | 5.37 | 5.33 | 5.30 | 5.27 | 5.24 | 5.21 | 5.18 |