Area Database (v4.4)

Gender
Mean age at first marriage of women aged 20-50
Subnational regions
Sierra Leone
All years

Mean age at first marriage of women aged 20-50

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 2022 2023
Sierra Leone (Africa)  
Total 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.9 18.2 18.5 18.8 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.2 19.2 19.2
Bo 16.4 16.6 16.7 16.9 17.1 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.8 18.1 18.4 18.8 19.1 18.8 18.5 18.2 17.9 17.6
Bombali 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.1 18.0 18.0 17.9 17.9 17.8 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.9 19.2 19.5 19.8 20.1
Bonthe 16.8 17.0 17.2 17.4 17.6 17.8 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.8 19.0 19.2 19.5 19.7 20.0 20.2 20.5
Kailahun 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.9 18.3 18.7 19.1 19.5
Kambia 14.7 15.1 15.5 15.9 16.3 16.7 17.2 17.6 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.8 18.7 18.6 18.5 18.5 18.4
Kenema 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 18.0 18.6 19.1 19.7 19.0 18.2 17.5 16.8 16.0
Koinadugu 16.7 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.9 17.3 17.8 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.7 18.9 19.1
Kono 16.3 16.5 16.6 16.8 16.9 17.1 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.8 18.0 18.3 18.5 18.7 18.9 19.0 19.2 19.4
Moyamba 18.8 18.7 18.5 18.3 18.1 17.9 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.8 18.2 18.6 19.0 19.4 19.8 20.3 20.7 21.2
Port Loko 16.1 16.3 16.5 16.7 16.9 17.1 17.3 17.5 17.7 18.0 18.3 18.6 19.0 19.4 19.8 20.1 20.5 20.9
Pujehun 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.7 17.9 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0
Tonkolili 14.8 15.2 15.5 15.9 16.2 16.6 16.9 17.2 17.6 18.0 18.4 18.8 19.1 18.9 18.8 18.6 18.4 18.2
Western Rural 16.5 16.9 17.2 17.6 18.0 18.3 18.7 19.0 19.4 19.4 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.0 18.7 18.5 18.2 17.9
Western Urban 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.7 20.0 20.3 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.8 20.8
Lighter numbers are estimates